[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1757 Engrossed in House (EH)]


  1st Session

                               H. R. 1757

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                                 AN ACT

      To consolidate international affairs agencies, to authorize 
  appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies for 
 fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and to ensure that the enlargement of the 
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) proceeds in a manner 
   consistent with United States interests, to strengthen relations 
 between the United States and Russia, to preserve the prerogatives of 
 the Congress with respect to certain arms control agreements, and for 
                            other purposes.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1757

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                                 AN ACT


 
      To consolidate international affairs agencies, to authorize 
  appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies for 
 fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and to ensure that the enlargement of the 
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) proceeds in a manner 
   consistent with United States interests, to strengthen relations 
 between the United States and Russia, to preserve the prerogatives of 
 the Congress with respect to certain arms control agreements, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999, and European Security Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into 10 divisions as follows:
            (1) Division A--Consolidation and reinvestment of foreign 
        affairs agencies.
            (2) Division B--State Department and Related Agencies 
        Authorization Act.
            (3) Division C--Buy-American requirements.
            (4) Division D--Foreign Aid Reporting Reform Act of 1997.
            (5) Division E--Miscellaneous provisions.
            (6) Division F--Additional miscellaneous provisions.
            (7) Division G--Further additional miscellaneous 
        provisions.
            (8) Division H--Arms transfers code of conduct.
            (9) Division I--Miscellaneous provisions.
            (10) Division J--European Security Act of 1997.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.
 DIVISION A--CONSOLIDATION AND REINVESTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES

                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Congressional findings.
Sec. 103. Purposes.
Sec. 104. Definitions.
 TITLE II--PLAN FOR CONSOLIDATING, STREAMLINING, AND REORGANIZING THE 
                        FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES

Sec. 201. Reorganization plan.
Sec. 202. Contents of reorganization plan.
Sec. 203. Limitation on powers.
Sec. 204. Effective date and publication of reorganization plan for the 
                            foreign affairs agencies.
      TITLE III--UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY

                     Chapter 1--General Provisions

Sec. 301. Effective date.
  Chapter 2--Abolition of United States Arms Control and Disarmament 
                    Agency and Transfer of Functions

Sec. 311. Abolition of United States Arms Control and Disarmament 
                            Agency.
Sec. 312. Transfer of functions to Secretary of State.
Sec. 313. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security.
Sec. 314. Repeal relating to Inspector General for United States Arms 
                            Control and Disarmament Agency.
                    Chapter 3--Conforming Amendments

Sec. 321. References.
              TITLE IV--UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY.

                     Chapter 1--General Provisions

Sec. 401. Effective date.
 Chapter 2--Abolition of United States Information Agency and Transfer 
                              of Functions

Sec. 411. Abolition of United States Information Agency.
Sec. 412. Transfer of functions.
Sec. 413. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy.
                    Chapter 3--Conforming Amendments

Sec. 421. References in law.
Sec. 422. Application of certain laws.
  TITLE V--UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY

                     Chapter 1--General Provisions

Sec. 501. Effective date.
 Chapter 2--Abolition of International Development Cooperation Agency 
                       and Transfer of Functions

Sec. 511. Abolition of International Development Cooperation Agency and 
                            transfer of functions.
Sec. 512. Transfer of functions.
             TITLE VI--AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                     Chapter 1--General Provisions

Sec. 601. Effective date.
 Chapter 2--Reorganization of Agency for International Development and 
                         Transfer of Functions

Sec. 611. Reorganization of Agency for International Development.
  DIVISION B--STATE DEPARTMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES AUTHORIZATION ACT

                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 1001. Short title.
Sec. 1002. Definitions.
 TITLE XI--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND 
         CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES

Sec. 1101. Administration of foreign affairs.
Sec. 1102. International organizations, programs, and conferences.
Sec. 1103. International commissions.
Sec. 1104. Migration and refugee assistance.
Sec. 1105. Asia foundation.
Sec. 1106. United States informational, educational, and cultural 
                            programs.
Sec. 1107. United States arms control and disarmament.
Sec. 1108. Radio Free Asia and Voice of America.
       TITLE XII--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

                 Chapter 1--Authorities and Activities

Sec. 1201. Revision of department of State rewards program.
Sec. 1202. Capital investment fund.
Sec. 1203. Reduction of reporting.
Sec. 1204. Contracting for local guards services overseas.
Sec. 1205. Preadjudication of claims.
Sec. 1206. Expenses relating to certain international claims and 
                            proceedings.
Sec. 1207. Surcharge for processing certain machine readable visas.
Sec. 1208. Retention of additional defense trade controls registration 
                            fees.
Sec. 1209. Training.
Sec. 1210. Fee for use of diplomatic reception rooms.
Sec. 1211. Fees for commercial services.
Sec. 1212. Budget presentation documents.
Sec. 1213. Grants to overseas educational facilities.
Sec. 1214. Grants to remedy international child abductions.
Sec. 1215. Notification of crimes committed by Diplomats.
Sec. 1216. Report on overseas surplus properties.
       Chapter 2--Consular Authorities of the Department of State

Sec. 1241. Use of certain passport processing fees for enhanced 
                            passport services.
Sec. 1242. Consular officers.
Sec. 1243. Repeal of outdated consular receipt requirements.
Sec. 1244. Elimination of duplicate publication requirements.
                   Chapter 3--Refugees and Migration

Sec. 1261. Report to Congress concerning Cuban emigration policies.
Sec. 1262. Reprogramming of migration and refugee assistance funds.
  TITLE XIII--ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE; DEPARTMENT OF 
                  STATE PERSONNEL; THE FOREIGN SERVICE

           Chapter 1--Organization of the Department of State

Sec. 1301. Coordinator for counterterrorism.
Sec. 1302. Elimination of statutory establishment of certain positions 
                            of the Department of State.
Sec. 1303. Personnel management.
Sec. 1304. Diplomatic security.
Sec. 1305. Special Envoy for Tibet.
  Chapter 2--Personnel of the Department of State; the Foreign Service

Sec. 1321. Authorized strength of the Foreign Service.
Sec. 1322. Nonovertime differential pay.
Sec. 1323. Authority of Secretary to separate convicted felons from 
                            service.
Sec. 1324. Career counseling.
Sec. 1325. Report concerning minorities and the foreign service.
Sec. 1326. Retirement benefits for involuntary separation.
Sec. 1327. Availability pay for certain criminal investigators within 
                            the diplomatic security service.
Sec. 1328. Labor management relations.
 TITLE XIV--UNITED STATES PUBLIC DIPLOMACY: AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES 
  FOR UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS

Sec. 1401. Extension of au pair programs.
Sec. 1402. Retention of interest.
Sec. 1403. Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between North 
                            and South.
Sec. 1404. Use of selected program fees.
Sec. 1405. Muskie Fellowship Program.
Sec. 1406. Working group on United States Government sponsored 
                            international exchanges and training.
Sec. 1407. Educational and cultural exchanges and scholarships for 
                            Tibetans and Burmese.
Sec. 1408. United States-Japan Commission.
Sec. 1409. Surrogate broadcasting studies.
Sec. 1410. Authority to administer summer travel/work programs.
Sec. 1411. Permanent administrative authorities regarding 
                            appropriations.
Sec. 1412. Authorities of the broadcasting board of governors.
   TITLE XV--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; UNITED NATIONS AND RELATED 
                                AGENCIES

                     Chapter 1--General Provisions

Sec. 1501. Service in international organizations.
Sec. 1502. Organization of American States.
             Chapter 2--United Nations and Related Agencies

Sec. 1521. Reform in budget decisionmaking procedures of the United 
                            Nations and its specialized agencies.
Sec. 1522. Reports on efforts to promote full equality at the United 
                            Nations for Israel.
Sec. 1523. United Nations Population Fund.
Sec. 1524. Continued extension of privileges, exemptions, and 
                            immunities of the International 
                            Organizations Immunities Act to UNIDO.
Sec. 1525. Prohibition on funding for UNESCO World Heritage and Man and 
                            Biosphere Programs.
             TITLE XVI--ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY

Sec. 1601. Comprehensive compilation of arms control and disarmament 
                            studies.
Sec. 1602. Use of funds.
                 TITLE XVII--FOREIGN POLICY PROVISIONS

Sec. 1701. United States policy regarding the involuntary return of 
                            refugees.
Sec. 1702. United States policy with respect to the involuntary return 
                            of persons in danger of subjection to 
                            torture.
Sec. 1703. Reports on claims by United States firms against the 
                            Government of Saudi Arabia.
Sec. 1704. Human rights reports.
Sec. 1705. Reports on determinations under title IV of the Libertad 
                            Act.
Sec. 1706. Reports and policy concerning diplomatic immunity.
Sec. 1707. Congressional statement concerning Radio Free Europe/Radio 
                            Liberty.
Sec. 1708. Programs or projects of the International Atomic Energy 
                            Agency in Cuba.
Sec. 1709. United States policy with respect to Jerusalem as the 
                            capital of Israel.
Sec. 1710. Report on compliance with the Hague Convention on 
                            International Child Abduction.
Sec. 1711. Sense of the Congress relating to recognition of the 
                            Ecumenical Patriarchate by the Government 
                            of Turkey.
Sec. 1712. Return of Hong Kong to People's Republic of China.
Sec. 1713. Development of democracy in the Republic of Serbia.
Sec. 1714. Relations with Vietnam.
Sec. 1715. Statement concerning return of or compensation for wrongly 
                            confiscated foreign properties.
Sec. 1716. Sense of the Congress regarding United States citizens held 
                            in prisons in Peru.
Sec. 1717. Assistance for Ethiopia.
Sec. 1718. Special envoys for mutual disarmament.
Sec. 1719. Sense of the Congress relating to the transfer of nuclear 
                            waste from Taiwan to North Korea.
Sec. 1720. Congressional statement regarding Prime Minister Gujral of 
                            India.
Sec. 1721. Sense of the Congress regarding the sovereignty of Belarus.
Sec. 1722. Congressional statement regarding the accession of Taiwan to 
                            the World Trade Organization.
Sec. 1723. Reports and policy concerning human rights violations in 
                            Laos.
Sec. 1724. Report on border closures or economic or commercial 
                            blockades affecting in the independent 
                            states of the former Soviet Union.
Sec. 1725. Sense of the Congress regarding the Nagorno-Karabagh 
                            conflict.
Sec. 1726. Crisis in Albania.
Sec. 1727. Sense of the Congress concerning assistance for Ukraine.
Sec. 1728. Sense of the Congress regarding compliance with child and 
                            spousal support obilgations by United 
                            Nations personnel.
Sec. 1729. Sense of the Congress regarding development of Azerbaijan's 
                            Caspian Sea petroleum reserves.
Sec. 1730. Sense of the Congress concerning the rights of prisoners in 
                            Andean countries.
Sec. 1731. Additional requirements relating to assistance.
Sec. 1732. Scholarships to Tibetan and Burmese students.
Sec. 1733. United States policy regarding religious persecution and 
                            support of terrorism by Sudan.
Sec. 1734. Sanctions against Syria.
Sec. 1735. Sense of the Congress relating to the abduction and 
                            detainment of Donald Hutchings of the State 
                            of Washington.
Sec. 1736. Cuban cigars.
Sec. 1737. International fund for Ireland.
Sec. 1738. Sense of the Congress regarding assistance to Lithuania and 
                            Latvia.
Sec. 1739. Statement concerning conflict in East Timor.
Sec. 1740. Designation of Romania as eligible for assistance under the 
                            NATO Participation Act of 1994.
   TITLE XVIII--WITHHOLDING OF ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES THAT PROVIDE 
                          NUCLEAR FUEL TO CUBA

Sec. 1801. Amendment to section 620 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
                            1961.
 TITLE XVIX--AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS FOR CUBAN LIBERTY AND DEMOCRATIC 
       SOLIDARITY ACT OF 1996 AND THE CUBAN DEMOCRACY ACT OF 1992

Sec. 1901. Funds made available under chapter 4 of part II of the 
                            Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
 TITLE XX--INTERNATIONAL ARMS SALES CODE OF CONDUCT WITH ALL WASSENAAR 
                         ARRANGEMENT COUNTRIES

Sec. 2001. Sense of the Congress.
  TITLE XXI--UNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO FORCED ABORTION AND 
        FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS THAT PERFORM OR PROMOTE ABORTIONS

Sec. 2101. Foreign organizations that perform or promote abortion.
Sec. 2102. Forced abortion in the People's Republic of China.
              TITLE XXII--OTHER FOREIGN POLICY PROVISIONS

Sec. 2201. Condemnation of Palestinian death penalty for land sales.
                 TITLE XXIII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 2301. Assistance to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
TITLE XXIV--SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING THE IMPRISONMENT OF NGAWANG 
                           CHOEPHEL IN CHINA

Sec. 2401. Sense of the Congress regarding the imprisonment of Ngawang 
                            Choephel in China.
                 DIVISION C--BUY-AMERICAN REQUIREMENTS

              TITLE XXV--COMPLIANCE WITH BUY-AMERICAN ACT

Sec. 2501. Buy-American requirements.
          DIVISION D--FOREIGN AID REPORTING REFORM ACT OF 1997

                TITLE XXVI--FOREIGN AID REPORTING REFORM

Sec. 2601. Short title.
Sec. 2602. Annual foreign assistance justification report.
Sec. 2603. Requirement for congressional explanation of proposed 
                            changes to the President's foreign 
                            assistance budget.
Sec. 2604. Definition of foreign assistance programs.
                  DIVISION E--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

TITLE XXVII--FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE UNDER SECTIONS 103 THROUGH 106 OF THE 
                     FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961

Sec. 2701. Activities and programs in Latin America and the Caribbean 
                            region and the Asia and the Pacific region.
            DIVISION F--ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

              TITLE XXVIII--INDONESIA MILITARY ASSISTANCE

Sec. 2801. Sense of the Congress relating to Indonesia military 
                            assistance.
        DIVISION G--FURTHER ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 TITLE XXIX--PROHIBITION ON FUNDS TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES THAT ASSIST THE 
                          GOVERNMENT OF LIBYA

Sec. 2901. Prohibition on foreign assistance to any country that assits 
                            Libya in circumventing United Nations 
                            sanctions.
               DIVISION H--ARMS TRANSFERS CODE OF CONDUCT

               TITLE XXX--ARMS TRANSFERS CODE OF CONDUCT

Sec. 3001. Short title.
Sec. 3002. Findings.
Sec. 3003. Purpose.
Sec. 3004. Prohibition of United States military assistance and arms 
                            transfers to certain foreign governments.
Sec. 3005. Sense of the Congress.
Sec. 3006. United States military assistance and arms transfers 
                            defined.
           DIVISION I--ASSISTANCE FOR THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

           TITLE XXXI--ASSISTANCE FOR THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Sec. 3101. Assistance for the Russian Federation.
               DIVISION J--EUROPEAN SECURITY ACT OF 1997

         TITLE XXXII--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO)

Sec. 3201. Short title.
Sec. 3202. Statements of policy.
Sec. 3203. Authorities relating to NATO enlargement.
Sec. 3204. Authorities relating to the Treaty on Conventional Armed 
                            Forces in Europe.
Sec. 3205. Ballistic missile defense cooperative projects with Russia.
Sec. 3206. Restriction on entry into force of ABM/TMD demarcation 
                            agreements.
Sec. 3207. Burdensharing.

 DIVISION A--CONSOLIDATION AND REINVENTION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES

                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

    This division may be cited as the ``Foreign Affairs Agencies 
Consolidation and Reinvention Act of 1997''.

SEC. 102. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) With the end of the Cold War, the international 
        challenges facing the United States have changed, but the 
        fundamental national interests of the United States have not. 
        The security, economic, and humanitarian interests of the 
        United States require continued American engagement in 
        international affairs. The leading role of the United States in 
        world affairs will be as important in the twenty-first century 
        as it has been in the twentieth.
            (2) In this context, the United States has a historic 
        opportunity to continue the reinvention of the agencies 
        primarily responsible for implementing the Nation's foreign 
        policies.
            (3) The United States budget deficit and the agreement to 
        come to a balanced budget over 5 years requires that the 
        foreign as well as the domestic programs and activities of the 
        United States be carefully reviewed. Wherever possible, foreign 
        programs and activities must be streamlined, managed more 
        efficiently, and adapted to the requirements of the post-Cold 
        War era.
            (4) In order to streamline the foreign programs and 
        activities of the United States without jeopardizing United 
        States interests, strong and effective leadership will be 
        required. In order to promote this streamlining process, the 
        proliferation of foreign affairs agencies that occurred during 
        the Cold War must be reversed by reinventing, streamlining, and 
        reorganizing the foreign affairs structure under the 
        strengthened leadership of the Secretary of State.
            (5) The continuing reinvention, streamlining, and 
        reorganization of the foreign affairs agencies, the Department 
        of State, the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, the United 
        States Information Agency, the International Development 
        Cooperation Agency, and the United States Agency for 
        International Development, must ensure that these agencies can 
        effectively confront the new and pressing challenges of the 
        post-Cold War world.
            (6) Any reinvention, streamlining, and reorganization of 
        the foreign affairs agencies must recognize the fact that arms 
        control and nonproliferation, sustainable development, and 
        public diplomacy are now more central than ever to the success 
        of the United States foreign policy. Any integration of these 
        agencies should preserve the unique skills and capabilities of 
        each of the agencies in a reinvented Department of State.
            (7) A reinvented, streamlined, reorganized, and more 
        flexible foreign affairs structure under the strengthened 
        leadership of the Secretary of State can more effectively 
        promote the international interests of the United States and 
        enhance the United States' ability to meet the growing foreign 
        policy challenges during the next century.
            (8) The new foreign affairs structure should be one that 
        will maintain the quality of and strengthen the public 
        diplomacy and arms control functions now performed by the 
        United States Information Agency and the Arms Control and 
        Disarmament Agency.

SEC. 103. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this division are--
            (1) to provide for the streamlining and reinvention of the 
        Department of State to enable it better to incorporate 
        additional functions and agencies, manage new responsibilities, 
        make the Department more effective, maximize the efficient use 
        of resources, and make it better able to defend American 
        interests and promote American values abroad;
            (2) to consolidate and integrate certain agencies and 
        certain functions of other agencies of the United States into 
        the reinvented Department of State;
            (3) to ensure that the United States maintains adequate 
        representation abroad within available budgetary resources;
            (4) to ensure that programs critical to the promotion of 
        United States interests be maintained; and
            (5) to strengthen--
                    (A) the coordination of United States foreign 
                policy; and
                    (B) the leading role of the Secretary of State in 
                the formulation and articulation of United States 
                foreign policy.

SEC. 104. DEFINITIONS.

    The following terms have the following meanings for the purposes of 
this division:
            (1) The term ``ACDA'' means the United States Arms Control 
        and Disarmament Agency.
            (2) The term ``agency'' means the Department of State, the 
        Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, the United States 
        Information Agency, the International Development Cooperation 
        Agency, and the Agency for International Development.
            (3) The term ``AID'' means the Agency for International 
        Development.
            (4) The term ``Department'' means the Department of State.
            (5) The term ``officer'' is not limited by the meaning of 
        such term under section 2104 of title 5, United States Code.
            (6) The term ``reorganization'' means integration, 
        transfer, consolidation, coordination, authorization, or 
        abolition.
            (7) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of State.
            (8) The term ``USIA'' means the United States Information 
        Agency.

 TITLE II--PLAN FOR CONSOLIDATING, STREAMLINING, AND REORGANIZING THE 
                        FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES

SEC. 201. REORGANIZATION PLAN.

    (a) Reorganization Authority.--
            (1) In general.--No later than 60 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
        Congress a reorganization plan for the foreign affairs agencies 
        specifying, in accordance with titles III through VI of this 
        division, the reorganization of the Department of State, the 
        Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, the United States 
        Information Agency, the International Development Cooperation 
        Agency, and the Agency for International Development.
            (2) Mandatory Elements.--The plan shall provide for--
                    (A) the transfer of the whole or a part of 
                agencies, or of the whole or a part of the functions 
                thereof, to the jurisdiction and control of the 
                Department of State; and
                    (B) the consolidation or coordination of the whole 
                or a part of agencies, or of the whole or a part of the 
                functions thereof, with the whole or a part of another 
                agency or the functions thereof.
            (3) Discretionary Elements.--The plan may provide for--
                    (A) the abolition of all or a part of the functions 
                of an agency, except that no enforcement function or 
                statutory program shall be abolished by the plan; and
                    (B) the consolidation or coordination of a part of 
                an agency or the functions thereof with another part of 
                the same agency or the functions thereof.
    (b) Submission of Plan.--
            (1) In General.--The President shall submit the 
        reorganization plan for the foreign affairs agencies under 
        subsection (a) to both Houses of Congress on the same day and 
        to each House while it is in session. If on the date that is 60 
        days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the plan has 
        not been submitted and either House is not in session, the plan 
        shall be submitted on the first day thereafter when both Houses 
        are in session.
            (2) Information regarding implementation.--The message of 
        the President, submitted together with the reorganization plan, 
        shall include information regarding implementation of the plan 
        which shall--
                    (A) describe in detail--
                            (i) the actions necessary or planned to 
                        complete the reorganization,
                            (ii) the anticipated nature and substance 
                        of any orders, directives, and other 
                        administrative and operational actions which 
                        are expected to be required for completing or 
                        implementing the reorganization, and
                            (iii) any preliminary actions which have 
                        been taken in the implementation process, and
                    (B) contain a projected timetable for completion of 
                the implementation process.
The President shall also provide such further background or other 
information as the Congress may require for its consideration of the 
plan.
    (c) Amendment of Plan.--During the 60 calendar-day period after the 
date on which the plan is submitted to the Congress, the President may 
transmit to the Congress amendments or modifications to the plan, 
consistent with this division, which shall be considered as though 
submitted together with the reorganization plan and shall not affect 
any effective date or deadline under this division.

SEC. 202. CONTENTS OF REORGANIZATION PLAN.

    (a) Contents.--A reorganization plan for the foreign affairs 
agencies submitted under section 201 of this title--
            (1) notwithstanding section 1 of the State Department Basic 
        Authorities Act of 1956, may provide for the appointment and 
        pay of one or more officers of any agency, including 
        appointment of additional Under Secretaries and Assistant 
        Secretaries (except that the total number may not exceed the 
        total number of officers previously authorized at Executive 
        Schedule levels III and IV of the agencies subject to this 
        division), if the President determines, and in the President's 
        message submitting the plan declares that, by reason of a 
        reorganization made by the plan, the provisions are necessary;
            (2) shall provide for the transfer or other disposition of 
        the records, property, and personnel affected by a 
        reorganization;
            (3) shall provide for the transfer of such unexpended 
        balances of appropriations, and of other funds, available for 
        use in connection with a function or agency affected by a 
        reorganization, as the President considers necessary by reason 
        of the reorganization for use in connection with the functions 
        affected by the reorganization, or for the use of the agency 
        which shall have the functions after the reorganization plan is 
        effective; and
            (4) shall provide for terminating the affairs of an agency 
        abolished.
    (b) Transfers of Officials.--If the reorganization plan for the 
foreign affairs agencies under section 201 contains provisions pursuant 
to subsection (a)(1) of this section, an individual holding office 
immediately prior to the abolition or transfer of the office by this 
division who was appointed to the office by the President, by and with 
the advice and consent of the Senate, and who performs duties 
substantially similar to the duties of an office proposed to be created 
under such plan, may, in the discretion of the Secretary of State, 
assume the duties of such new office, and shall not be required to be 
reappointed by reason of the abolition or transfer of the individual's 
previous office.
    (c) Limitation on Transfers of Unexpended Balances.--The 
reorganization plan for the foreign affairs agencies may provide for 
the transfer of unexpended balances pursuant to subsection (a)(3) only 
if such balances are used for the purposes for which the appropriation 
was originally made or for the purpose of reorganization.

SEC. 203. LIMITATION ON POWERS.

    The reorganization plan for the foreign affairs agencies submitted 
under this title may not provide for, and a reorganization under this 
title may not have the effect of--
            (1) creating a new executive department, renaming an 
        existing executive department, or abolishing or transferring an 
        executive department or all the functions thereof;
            (2) authorizing an agency to exercise a function which is 
        not expressly authorized by law at the time the plan is 
        submitted to Congress; or
            (3) creating a new agency which is not a component or part 
        of an existing agency.

SEC. 204. EFFECTIVE DATE AND PUBLICATION OF REORGANIZATION PLAN FOR THE 
              FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES.

    (a) Effective Date.--A reorganization plan for the foreign affairs 
agencies submitted pursuant to section 201 shall become effective in 
accordance with titles III through VI of this division, on the 
effective date specified in each such title with respect to the agency 
or agencies subject to each such title.
    (b) Publication.--A reorganization plan for the foreign affairs 
agencies which is effective shall be printed (1) in the Statutes at 
Large, and (2) in the Federal Register.
    (c) Authority Prior to Effective Date.--Notwithstanding subsection 
(a), the reorganization plan for the foreign affairs agencies submitted 
pursuant to section 201 may provide for the transfer of the whole or 
part of functions prior to the effective dates established in titles II 
through VI, including the transfer of personnel and funds associated 
with such functions.

      TITLE III--UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall take 
effect on the earlier of--
            (1) October 1, 1998; or
            (2) the date of abolition of the United States Arms Control 
        and Disarmament Agency pursuant to the reorganization plan 
        described in section 201.

  CHAPTER 2--ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT 
                    AGENCY AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

SEC. 311. ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT 
              AGENCY.

    The United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency is abolished.

SEC. 312. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS TO SECRETARY OF STATE.

    There are transferred to the Secretary of State all functions of 
the Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency 
and all functions of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament 
Agency and any office or component of such agency under any statute, 
reorganization plan, Executive order, or other provision of law as of 
the day before the effective date of this title, except as otherwise 
provided in this division.

SEC. 313. UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY.

    (a) Establishment of Under Secretary for Arms Control and 
International Security.--Section 1 of the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended in subsection 
(b)--
            (1) by striking ``There'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--There''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Under secretary for arms control and international 
        security.--There shall be in the Department of State, among the 
        Under Secretaries authorized by paragraph (1), an Under 
        Secretary for Arms Control and International Security who 
        shall, among other duties, assist the Secretary and the Deputy 
        Secretary in matters related to arms control and international 
        security policy.''.
    (b) Participation in Meetings of National Security Council.--
Section 101 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 402) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i) The Under Secretary for Arms Control and International 
Security may, in the role of advisor to the National Security Council 
on arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament matters, and subject 
to the direction of the President, attend and participate in meetings 
of the National Security Council.''.

SEC. 314. REPEAL RELATING TO INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR UNITED STATES ARMS 
              CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY.

    Section 50 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 
2593a), relating to the ACDA Inspector General, is repealed.

                    CHAPTER 3--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

SEC. 321. REFERENCES.

    Any reference in any statute, reorganization plan, Executive order, 
regulation, agreement, determination, or other official document or 
proceeding to--
            (1) the Director of the United States Arms Control and 
        Disarmament Agency, or any other officer or employee of the 
        United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, shall be 
        deemed to refer to the Secretary of State; and
            (2) the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency 
        shall be deemed to refer to the Department of State.

               TITLE IV--UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 401. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall take 
effect on the earlier of--
            (1) October 1, 1999; or
            (2) the date of abolition of the United States Information 
        Agency pursuant to the reorganization plan described in section 
        201.

 CHAPTER 2--ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY AND TRANSFER 
                              OF FUNCTIONS

SEC. 411. ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY.

    The United States Information Agency is abolished.

SEC. 412. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.

    (a) Transfer to Secretary of State.--There are transferred to the 
Secretary of State all functions of the Director of the United States 
Information Agency and all functions of the United States Information 
Agency and any office or component of such agency under any statute, 
reorganization plan, Executive order, or other provision of law as of 
the day before the effective date of this title, except as otherwise 
provided in this division.
    (b) Preserving the Independence of International Broadcasting.--The 
Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Director of the International 
Broadcasting Bureau shall continue to have the responsibilities set 
forth in title III of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), except that, as further 
set forth in chapter 3 of this title, references in that Act to the 
United States Information Agency shall be deemed to refer to the 
Department of State, and references to the Director of the United 
States Information Agency shall be deemed to refer to the Secretary of 
the State.

SEC. 413. UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.

    Section 1(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2651a(b) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1) before ``There''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(2) Under secretary for public diplomacy.--There shall be 
        in the Department of State, in addition to the Under 
        Secretaries authorized by paragraph (1), an Under Secretary for 
        Public Diplomacy who shall have responsibility, among other 
        duties, to assist the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary in 
        matters related to United States public diplomacy policies and 
        programs, including international educational and cultural 
        exchange programs, information, and international broadcasting.

                    CHAPTER 3--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

SEC. 421. REFERENCES IN LAW.

    Any reference in any statute, reorganization plan, Executive order, 
regulation, agreement, determination, or other official document or 
proceeding to--
            (1) the Director of the United States Information Agency or 
        the Director of the International Communication Agency shall be 
        deemed to refer to the Secretary of State; and
            (2) the United States Information Agency, USIA, or the 
        International Communication Agency shall be deemed to refer to 
        the Department of State.

SEC. 422. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LAWS.

    (a) Application to Functions of Department of State.--Section 501 
of Public Law 80-402, section 202 of Public Law 95-426, and section 208 
of Public Law 99-93 shall not apply to public affairs and other 
information dissemination functions of the Secretary of State as 
carried out prior to any transfer of functions pursuant to this 
division.
    (b) Application to Functions Transferred to Department of State.--
Section 501 of Public Law 80-402, section 202 of Public Law 95-426, and 
section 208 of Public Law 99-93 shall apply only to overseas public 
diplomacy programs of the Director of the United States Information 
Agency as carried out prior to any transfer of functions pursuant to 
this division.

  TITLE V--UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 501. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall take 
effect on the earlier of--
            (1) October 1, 1998; or
            (2) the date of abolition of the United States 
        International Development Cooperation Agency pursuant to the 
        reorganization plan described in section 201.

 CHAPTER 2--ABOLITION OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY 
                       AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

SEC. 511. ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
              COOPERATION AGENCY.

    (a) In General.--The United States International Development 
Cooperation Agency is abolished.
    (b) AID and OPIC.--Subsection (a) shall not be interpreted to apply 
to the Agency for International Development (AID) or the Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation (OPIC).

SEC. 512. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.

    The reorganization plan submitted pursuant to section 201 shall 
provide for the transfer to another agency or agencies of all functions 
of the Director of the United States International Development 
Cooperation Agency and all functions of the United States International 
Development Cooperation Agency and any office or component of such 
agencies under any statute, reorganization plan, Executive order, or 
other provision of law before the effective date of this title, except 
as otherwise provided in this division.

             TITLE VI--AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 601. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall take 
effect on the earlier of--
            (1) October 1, 1999; or
            (2) the date of reorganization of the Agency for 
        International Development pursuant to the reorganization plan 
        described in section 201.

 CHAPTER 2--REORGANIZATION OF AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND 
                         TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

SEC. 611. REORGANIZATION OF AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Agency for International Development shall be 
reorganized in accordance with this division and the reorganization 
plan submitted pursuant to section 201.
    (b) Authority of the Secretary of State.--The Agency for 
International Development shall report to and be under the direct 
authority and foreign policy guidance of the Secretary of State.
    (c) Functions To Be Transferred.--The reorganization of the Agency 
for International Development shall provide, at a minimum, for the 
transfer to and consolidation with the Department of State of the 
following functions of the agency:
            (1) Press office.
            (2) Certain administrative functions.

  DIVISION B--STATE DEPARTMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES AUTHORIZATION ACT

                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE.

    This division may be cited as the ``State Department and Related 
Agencies Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999'' and shall be 
effective for all purposes as if enacted as a separate Act.

SEC. 1002. STATEMENT OF HISTORY OF LEGISLATION.

    This division consists of H.R. 1253, the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999, which was introduced by 
Representative Smith of New Jersey on April 9, 1997, and amended and 
reported by the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human 
Rights of the Committee on International Relations on April 10, 1997.

SEC. 1003. DEFINITIONS.

    The following terms have the following meanings for the purposes of 
this division:
            (1) The term ``AID'' means the Agency for International 
        Development.
            (2) The term ``ACDA'' means the United States Arms Control 
        and Disarmament Agency.
            (3) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means 
        the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
        Senate.
            (4) The term ``Department'' means the Department of State.
            (5) The term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given to 
        the term ``agency'' by section 551(1) of title 5, United States 
        Code.
            (6) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of State.
            (7) The term ``USIA'' means the United States Information 
        Agency.

 TITLE XI--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND 
         CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES

SEC. 1101. ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

    The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of State under ``Administration of Foreign Affairs'' to 
carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities in 
the conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States and for other 
purposes authorized by law, including the diplomatic security program:
            (1) Diplomatic and consular programs.--
                    (A) Authorization of appropriations.--For 
                ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'', of the Department 
                of State $1,746,977,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
                $1,746,977,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
                    (B) Passport information services.--The Secretary 
                of State shall provide passport information without 
                charge to citizens of the United States, including--
                            (i) information about who is eligible to 
                        receive a United States passport and how and 
                        where to apply;
                            (ii) information about the status of 
                        pending applications; and
                            (iii) names, addresses, and telephone 
                        numbers of State and Federal officials who are 
                        authorized to provide passport information in 
                        cooperation with the Department of State.
            (2) Salaries and expenses.--
                    (A) Authorization of appropriations.--For 
                ``Salaries and Expenses'', of the Department of State 
                $363,513,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $363,513,000 
                for the fiscal year 1999.
                    (B) Limitations.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
                appropriated by subparagraph (A) $2,000,000 for fiscal 
                year 1998 and $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 are 
                authorized to be appropriated only for the recruitment 
                of minorities for careers in the Foreign Service and 
                international affairs.
            (3) Capital investment fund.--For ``Capital Investment 
        Fund'', of the Department of State $64,600,000 for the fiscal 
        year 1998 and $64,600,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
            (4) Security and maintenance of buildings abroad.--For 
        ``Security and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad'', $373,081,000 
        for the fiscal year 1998 and $373,081,000 for the fiscal year 
        1999.
            (5) Representation allowances.--For ``Representation 
        Allowances'', $4,300,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
        $4,300,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
            (6) Emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service.--
        For ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service'', 
        $5,500,000 for the fiscal 1998 and $5,500,000 for the fiscal 
        year 1999.
            (7) Office of the inspector general.--For ``Office of the 
        Inspector General'', $28,300,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
        $28,300,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
            (8) Payment to the american institute in taiwan.--For 
        ``Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan'', $14,490,000 
        for the fiscal year 1998 and $14,490,000 for the fiscal year 
        1999.
            (9) Protection of foreign missions and officials.--For 
        ``Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials'', $7,900,000 
        for the fiscal year 1998 and $7,900,000 for the fiscal year 
        1999.
            (10) Repatriation loans.--For ``Repatriation Loans'', 
        $1,200,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $1,200,000 for the 
        fiscal year 1999, for administrative expenses.

SEC. 1102. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, PROGRAMS, AND CONFERENCES.

    (a) Assessed Contributions to International Organizations.--There 
are authorized to be appropriated for ``Contributions to International 
Organizations'', $960,389,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $987,590,000 
for the fiscal year 1999 for the Department of State to carry out the 
authorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of 
the foreign affairs of the United States with respect to international 
organizations and to carry out other authorities in law consistent with 
such purposes.
    (b) Voluntary Contributions to International Organizations.--
            (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
        to be appropriated for ``Voluntary Contributions to 
        International Organizations'', $199,725,000 for the fiscal year 
        1998 and $199,725,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
            (2) Limitations.--
                    (A) World food program.--Of the amounts authorized 
                to be appropriated under paragraph (1), $5,000,000 for 
                the fiscal year 1998 and $5,000,000 for the fiscal year 
                1999 are authorized to be appropriated only for a 
                United States contribution to the World Food Program.
                    (B) United nations voluntary fund for victims of 
                torture.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
                under paragraph (1), $3,000,000 for the fiscal year 
                1998 and $3,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 are 
                authorized to be appropriated only for a United States 
                contribution to the United Nations Voluntary Fund for 
                Victims of Torture.
                    (C) International program on the elimination of 
                child labor.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
                appropriated under paragraph (1), $10,000,000 for the 
                fiscal year 1998 and $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 
                1999 are authorized to be appropriated only for a 
                United States contribution to the International Labor 
                Organization for the activities of the International 
                Program on the Elimination of Child Labor.
            (3) Availability of funds.--Amounts authorized to be 
        appropriated under paragraph (1) are authorized to remain 
        available until expended.
    (c) Assessed Contributions for International Peacekeeping 
Activities.--There are authorized to be appropriated for 
``Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities'', 
$240,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $240,000,000 for the fiscal 
year 1999 for the Department of State to carry out the authorities, 
functions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign 
affairs of the United States with respect to international peacekeeping 
activities and to carry out other authorities in law consistent with 
such purposes.
    (d) Voluntary Contributions to Peacekeeping Operations.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated for ``Peacekeeping Operations'', 
$87,600,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $67,000,000 for the fiscal 
year 1999 for the Department of State to carry out section 551 of 
Public Law 87-195.
    (e) International Conferences and Contingencies.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated for ``International Conferences and 
Contingencies'', $3,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $3,000,000 for 
the fiscal year 1999 for the Department of State to carry out the 
authorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of 
the foreign affairs of the United States with respect to international 
conferences and contingencies and to carry out other authorities in law 
consistent with such purposes.
    (f) Foreign Currency Exchange Rates.--In addition to amounts 
otherwise authorized to be appropriated by subsections (a) and (b) of 
this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999 to offset 
adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Amounts 
appropriated under this subsection shall be available for obligation 
and expenditure only to the extent that the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget determines and certifies to Congress that such 
amounts are necessary due to such fluctuations.
    (g) Limitation on United States Voluntary Contributions to United 
Nations Development Program.--
            (1) Of the amounts made available for fiscal years 1998 and 
        1999 for United States voluntary contributions to the United 
        Nations Development Program an amount equal to the amount the 
        United Nations Development Program will spend in Burma during 
        each fiscal year shall be withheld unless during such fiscal 
        year, the President submits to the appropriate congressional 
        committees the certification described in paragraph (2).
            (2) The certification referred to in paragraph (1) is a 
        certification by the President that all programs and activities 
        of the United Nations Development Program (including United 
        Nations Development Program--Administered Funds) in Burma--
                    (A) are focused on eliminating human suffering and 
                addressing the needs of the poor;
                    (B) are undertaken only through international or 
                private voluntary organizations that have been deemed 
                independent of the State Law and Order Restoration 
                Council (SLORC), after consultation with the leadership 
                of the National League for Democracy and the leadership 
                of the National Coalition Government of the Union of 
                Burma;
                    (C) provide no financial, political, or military 
                benefit to the SLORC; and
                    (D) are carried out only after consultation with 
                the leadership of the National League for Democracy and 
                the leadership of the National Coalition Government of 
                the Union of Burma.

SEC. 1103. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS.

    The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated under 
``International Commissions'' for the Department of State to carry out 
the authorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct 
of the foreign affairs of the United States and for other purposes 
authorized by law:
            (1) International boundary and water commission, united 
        states and mexico.--For ``International Boundary and Water 
        Commission, United States and Mexico''--
                    (A) for ``Salaries and Expenses'' $18,490,000 for 
                the fiscal year 1998 and $18,490,000 for the fiscal 
                year 1999; and
                    (B) for ``Construction'' $6,493,000 for the fiscal 
                year 1998 and $6,493,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
            (2) International boundary commission, united states and 
        canada.--For ``International Boundary Commission, United States 
        and Canada'', $785,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $785,000 
        for the fiscal year 1999.
            (3) International joint commission.--For ``International 
        Joint Commission'', $3,225,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
        $3,225,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
            (4) International fisheries commissions.--For 
        ``International Fisheries Commissions'', $14,549,000 for the 
        fiscal year 1998 and $14,549,000 for the fiscal year 1999.

SEC. 1104. MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Migration and Refugee Assistance.--
            (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
        to be appropriated for ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'' for 
        authorized activities, $623,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 
        and $623,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
            (2) Limitation regarding tibetan refugees in india and 
        nepal.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated in 
        paragraph (1), $1,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
        $1,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 are authorized to be 
        available only for humanitarian assistance, including but not 
        limited to food, medicine, clothing, and medical and vocational 
        training, to Tibetan refugees in India and Nepal who have fled 
        Chinese-occupied Tibet.
    (b) Refugees Resettling in Israel.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $80,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $80,000,000 for 
the fiscal year 1999 for assistance for refugees resettling in Israel 
from other countries.
    (c) Humanitarian Assistance for Displaced Burmese.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated $1,500,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
$1,500,000 for the fiscal year 1999 for humanitarian assistance, 
including but not limited to food, medicine, clothing, and medical and 
vocational training, to persons displaced as a result of civil conflict 
in Burma, including persons still within Burma.
    (d) Availability of Funds.--Funds appropriated pursuant to this 
section are authorized to be available until expended.

SEC. 1105. ASIA FOUNDATION.

    There are authorized to be appropriated for ``Asia Foundation'', 
$10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $10,000,000 for the fiscal 
year 1999 for the Department of State to carry out the authorities, 
functions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign 
affairs of the United States with respect to Asia Foundation and to 
carry out other authorities in law consistent with such purposes.

SEC. 1106. UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL 
              PROGRAMS.

    The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out international information activities and educational and cultural 
exchange programs under the United States Information and Educational 
Exchange Act of 1948, the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act 
of 1961, Reorganization Plan Number 2 of 1977, the United States 
International Broadcasting Act of 1994, the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba 
Act, the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act, the Board for 
International Broadcasting Act, the North/South Center Act of 1991, the 
National Endowment for Democracy Act, and to carry out other 
authorities in law consistent with such purposes:
            (1) Salaries and expenses.--For ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
        $434,097,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $434,097,000 for the 
        fiscal year 1999.
            (2) Technology fund.--For ``Technology Fund'' for the 
        United States Information Agency, $6,350,000 for the fiscal 
        year 1998 and $6,350,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
            (3) Educational and cultural exchange programs.--
                    (A) Fulbright academic exchange programs.--For the 
                ``Fulbright Academic Exchange Programs'', $94,236,000 
                for the fiscal year 1998 and $94,236,000 for the fiscal 
                year 1999.
                    (B) South pacific exchanges.--For the ``South 
                Pacific Exchanges'', $500,000 for the fiscal year 1998 
                and $500,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
                    (C) East timorese scholarships.--For the ``East 
                Timorese Scholarships'', $500,000 for the fiscal year 
                1998 and $500,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
                    (D) Tibetan exchanges.--For the ``Educational and 
                Cultural Exchanges with Tibet'' under section 236 of 
                the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 
                1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236), $500,000 for the 
                fiscal year 1998 and $500,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
                    (E) Other programs.--For ``Hubert H. Humphrey 
                Fellowship Program'', ``Edmund S. Muskie Fellowship 
                Program'', ``International Visitors Program'', ``Mike 
                Mansfield Fellowship Program'', ``Claude and Mildred 
                Pepper Scholarship Program of the Washington Workshops 
                Foundation'', ``Citizen Exchange Programs'', 
                ``Congress-Bundestag Exchange Program'', ``Newly 
                Independent States and Eastern Europe Training'', and 
                ``Institute for Representative Government'', 
                $97,995,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $97,995,000 
                for the fiscal year 1999.
            (4) International broadcasting activities.--
                    (A) Authorization of appropriations.--For 
                ``International Broadcasting Activities'', $344,655,000 
                for the fiscal year 1998, and $341,655,000 for the 
                fiscal year 1999.
                    (B) Allocation.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
                appropriated under subparagraph (A), the Director of 
                the United States Information Agency and the Board of 
                Broadcasting Governors shall seek to ensure that the 
                amounts made available for broadcasting to nations 
                whose people do not fully enjoy freedom of expression 
                do not decline in proportion to the amounts made 
                available for broadcasting to other nations.
            (5) Radio construction.--For ``Radio Construction'', 
        $40,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998, and $33,000,000 for the 
        fiscal year 1999.
            (6) Radio free asia.--For ``Radio Free Asia'', $30,000,000 
        for the fiscal year 1998 and $30,000,000 for the fiscal year 
        1999.
            (7) Broadcasting to cuba.--
                    (A) Authorization of appropriations.--For 
                ``Broadcasting to Cuba'', $22,095,000 for the fiscal 
                year 1998 and $22,095,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
                    (B) Limitation.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
                appropriated under subparagraph (A), no funds shall be 
                used for television broadcasting to Cuba after October 
                1, 1997, if the President certifies that continued 
                funding is not in the national interest of the United 
                States.
            (8) Center for cultural and technical interchange between 
        east and west.--For ``Center for Cultural and Technical 
        Interchange between East and West'', $10,000,000 for the fiscal 
        year 1998 and $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
            (9) National endowment for democracy.--For ``National 
        Endowment for Democracy'', $30,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 
        and $30,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
            (10) Center for cultural and technical interchange between 
        north and south.--For ``Center for Cultural and Technical 
        Interchange between North and South'' $2,000,000 for the fiscal 
        year 1998 and $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.

SEC. 1107. UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the purposes 
of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act--
            (1) $44,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $44,000,000 
        for the fiscal year 1999; and
            (2) such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
        years 1998 and 1999 for increases in salary, pay, retirement, 
        other employee benefits authorized by law, and to offset 
        adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

SEC. 1108. RADIO FREE ASIA AND VOICE OF AMERICA.

    (a) It is the sense of Congress that the United States broadcasting 
through Radio Free Asia and Voice of America increase to continuous, 
24-hour broadcasting in Mandarin, Cantonese, Tibetan, and that 
broadcasting in additional Chinese dialects be increased.
    (b) Within 90 days of enactment of this Act, the President shall 
report to the Congress on a plan to achieve continuous broadcasting in 
Asia.

       TITLE XII--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

                 CHAPTER 1--AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

SEC. 1201. REVISION OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 36 of the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 36. DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Establishment.--(1) There is established a program for the 
payment of rewards to carry out the purposes of this section.
    ``(2) The rewards program established by this section shall be 
administered by the Secretary of State, in consultation, where 
appropriate, with the Attorney General.
    ``(b) Purpose.--(1) The rewards program established by this section 
shall be designed to assist in the prevention of acts of international 
terrorism, international narcotics trafficking, and other related 
criminal acts.
    ``(2) At the sole discretion of the Secretary of State and in 
consultation, as appropriate, with the Attorney General, the Secretary 
may pay a reward to any individual who furnishes information leading 
to--
            ``(A) the arrest or conviction in any country of any 
        individual for the commission of an act of international 
        terrorism against a United States person or United States 
        property;
            ``(B) the arrest or conviction in any country of any 
        individual conspiring or attempting to commit an act of 
        international terrorism against a United States person or 
        United States property;
            ``(C) the arrest or conviction in any country of any 
        individual for committing, primarily outside the territorial 
        jurisdiction of the United States, any narcotics-related 
        offense if that offense involves or is a significant part of 
        conduct that involves--
                    ``(i) a violation of United States narcotics laws 
                and which is such that the individual would be a major 
                violator of such laws; or
                    ``(ii) the killing or kidnapping of--
                            ``(I) any officer, employee, or contract 
                        employee of the United States Government while 
                        such individual is engaged in official duties, 
                        or on account of that individual's official 
                        duties, in connection with the enforcement of 
                        United States narcotics laws or the 
                        implementing of United States narcotics control 
                        objectives; or
                            ``(II) a member of the immediate family of 
                        any such individual on account of that 
                        individual's official duties, in connection 
                        with the enforcement of United States narcotics 
                        laws or the implementing of United States 
                        narcotics control objectives; or
                    ``(iii) an attempt or conspiracy to commit any of 
                the acts described in clause (i) or (ii); or
            ``(D) the arrest or conviction in any country of any 
        individual aiding or abetting in the commission of an act 
        described in subparagraphs (A) through (C); or
            ``(E) the prevention, frustration, or favorable resolution 
        of an act described in subparagraphs (A) through (C).
    ``(c) Coordination.--(1) To ensure that the payment of rewards 
pursuant to this section does not duplicate or interfere with the 
payment of informants or the obtaining of evidence or information, as 
authorized to the Department of Justice, the offering, administration, 
and payment of rewards under this section, including procedures for--
            ``(A) identifying individuals, organizations, and offenses 
        with respect to which rewards will be offered;
            ``(B) the publication of rewards;
            ``(C) offering of joint rewards with foreign governments;
            ``(D) the receipt and analysis of data; and
            ``(E) the payment and approval of payment,
shall be governed by procedures developed by the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Attorney General.
    ``(2) Before making a reward under this section in a matter over 
which there is Federal criminal jurisdiction, the Secretary of State 
shall advise and consult with the Attorney General.
    ``(d) Funding.--(1) There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of State from time to time such amounts as may be necessary 
to carry out the purposes of this section, notwithstanding section 102 
of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 
(Public Law 99-93).
    ``(2) No amount of funds may be appropriated which, when added to 
the amounts previously appropriated but not yet obligated, would cause 
such amounts to exceed $15,000,000.
    ``(3) To the maximum extent practicable, funds made available to 
carry out this section should be distributed equally for the purpose of 
preventing acts of international terrorism and for the purpose of 
preventing international narcotics trafficking.
    ``(4) Amounts appropriated to carry out the purposes of this 
section shall remain available until expended.
    ``(e) Limitation and Certification.--(1) A reward under this 
section may not exceed $2,000,000.
    ``(2) A reward under this section of more than $100,000 may not be 
made without the approval of the President or the Secretary of State.
    ``(3) Any reward granted under this section shall be approved and 
certified for payment by the Secretary of State.
    ``(4) The authority of paragraph (2) may not be delegated to any 
other officer or employee of the United States Government.
    ``(5) If the Secretary determines that the identity of the 
recipient of a reward or of the members of the recipient's immediate 
family must be protected, the Secretary may take such measures in 
connection with the payment of the reward as he considers necessary to 
effect such protection.
    ``(f) Ineligibility.--An officer or employee of any governmental 
entity who, while in the performance of his or her official duties, 
furnishes information described in subsection (b) shall not be eligible 
for a reward under this section.
    ``(g) Reports.--(1) Not later than 30 days after paying any reward 
under this section, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees with respect to such reward. The 
report, which may be submitted on a classified basis if necessary, 
shall specify the amount of the reward paid, to whom the reward was 
paid, and the acts with respect to which the reward was paid. The 
report shall also discuss the significance of the information for which 
the reward was paid in dealing with those acts.
    ``(2) Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, the 
Secretary of State shall submit an annual report to the appropriate 
congressional committees with respect to the operation of the rewards 
program authorized by this section. Such report shall provide 
information on the total amounts expended during such fiscal year to 
carry out the purposes of this section, including amounts spent to 
publicize the availability of rewards.
    ``(h) Publication Regarding Rewards Offered by Foreign 
Governments.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, at 
the sole discretion of the Secretary of State the resources of the 
rewards program authorized by this section, shall be available for the 
publication of rewards offered by foreign governments regarding acts of 
international terrorism which do not involve United States persons or 
property or a violation of the narcotics laws of the United States.
    ``(i) Definitions.--As used in this section--
            ``(1) the term `appropriate congressional committees' means 
        the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
        Senate;
            ``(2) the term `act of international terrorism' includes, 
        but is not limited to--
                    ``(A) any act substantially contributing to the 
                acquisition of unsafeguarded special nuclear material 
                (as defined in section 830(8) of the Nuclear 
                Proliferation Prevention Act of 1994) or any nuclear 
                explosive device (as defined in section 830(4) of that 
                Act) by an individual, group, or non-nuclear weapon 
                state (as defined in section 830(5) of that Act); and
                    ``(B) any act, as determined by the Secretary of 
                State, which materially supports the conduct of 
                international terrorism, including the counterfeiting 
                of United States currency or the illegal use of other 
                monetary instruments by an individual, group, or 
                country supporting international terrorism as 
                determined for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export 
                Administration Act of 1979;
            ``(3) the term `United States narcotics laws' means the 
        laws of the United States for the prevention and control of 
        illicit traffic in controlled substances (as such term is 
        defined for purposes of the Controlled Substances Act); and
            ``(4) the term `member of the immediate family' includes--
                    ``(A) a spouse, parent, brother, sister, or child 
                of the individual;
                    ``(B) a person to whom the individual stands in 
                loco parentis; and
                    ``(C) any other person living in the individual's 
                household and related to the individual by blood or 
                marriage.
    ``(j) Determinations of the Secretary.--A determination made by the 
Secretary of State under this section shall be final and conclusive and 
shall not be subject to judicial review.''.
    (b) Use of Earnings From Frozen Assets for Program.--
            (1) Amounts to be made available.--Up to 2 percent of the 
        earnings accruing, during periods beginning October 1, 1998, on 
        all assets of foreign countries blocked by the President 
        pursuant to the International Emergency Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
        1701 and following) shall be available, subject to 
        appropriations Acts, to carry out section 36 of the State 
        Department Basic Authorities Act, as amended by this section, 
        except that the limitation contained in subsection (d)(2) of 
        such section shall not apply to amounts made available under 
        this paragraph.
            (2) Control of funds by the president.--The President is 
        authorized and directed to take possession and exercise full 
        control of so much of the earnings described in paragraph (1) 
        as are made available under such paragraph.

SEC. 1202. CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.

    Section 135 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 2684a) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by inserting ``and enhancement'' 
        after ``procurement'';
            (2) in subsection (c) by striking ``are authorized to'' and 
        inserting ``shall'';
            (3) in subsection (d) by striking ``for expenditure to 
        procure capital equipment and information technology'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``for purposes of subsection (a)''; 
        and
            (4) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
    ``(e) Reprogramming Procedures.--Funds credited to the Capital 
Investment Fund shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
except in compliance with the procedures applicable to reprogrammings 
under section 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2710).''.

SEC. 1203. REDUCTION OF REPORTING.

    (a) Report on Foreign Service Personnel in Each Agency.--Section 
601(c)(4) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4001(c)(4)) is 
repealed.
    (b) Report on Participation by U.S. Military Personnel Abroad in 
U.S. Elections.--Section 101(b)(6) of the Uniformed and Overseas 
Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff(b)(6)) is amended by 
striking ``of voter participation'' and inserting ``of uniformed 
services voter participation, a general assessment of overseas 
nonmilitary participation,''.
    (c) Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices.--
Section 2202 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 
U.S.C. 4711) is repealed.
    (d) Annual Report on Social and Economic Growth.--Section 574 of 
the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104-107) is repealed.
    (e) Report.--Section 308 of the Chemical and Biological Weapons and 
Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (22 U.S.C. 5606) is repealed.

SEC. 1204. CONTRACTING FOR LOCAL GUARDS SERVICES OVERSEAS.

    Section 136(c) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 4864(c)) is amended--
            (1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) in evaluating proposals for such contracts, award 
        contracts to the technically acceptable firm offering the 
        lowest evaluated price, except that proposals of United States 
        persons and qualified United States joint venture persons (as 
        defined in subsection (d)) shall be evaluated by reducing the 
        bid price by 5 percent;'';
            (2) by inserting ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5);
            (3) by striking ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (6) and 
        inserting a period; and
            (4) by striking paragraph (7).

SEC. 1205. PREADJUDICATION OF CLAIMS.

    Section 4(a) of the International Claims Settlement Act (22 U.S.C. 
1623(a)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence by striking ``1948, or'' and 
        inserting ``1948,'';
            (2) by inserting before the period at the end of the first 
        sentence ``, or included in a category of claims against a 
        foreign government which is referred to the Commission by the 
        Secretary of State''; and
            (3) in paragraph (1) by striking ``the applicable'' and 
        inserting ``any applicable''.

SEC. 1206. EXPENSES RELATING TO CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS AND 
              PROCEEDINGS.

    (a) Recovery of Certain Expenses.--The Department of State 
Appropriation Act of 1937 (49 Stat. 1321, 22 U.S.C. 2661) is amended in 
the fifth undesignated paragraph under the heading entitled 
``international fisheries commission'' by striking ``extraordinary''.
    (b) Procurement of Services.--Section 38(c) of the State Department 
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2710(c)) is amended in the 
first sentence by inserting ``personal and'' before ``other support 
services''.

SEC. 1207. SURCHARGE FOR PROCESSING CERTAIN MACHINE READABLE VISAS.

    Section 140(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2) by striking ``providing consular 
        services.'' and inserting ``the Department of State's border 
        security program, including the costs of installation and 
        operation of the machine readable visa and automated name-check 
        process, improving the quality and security of the United 
        States passport, passport and visa fraud investigations, and 
        the technological infrastructure to support the programs 
        referred to in this sentence.'';
            (2) by striking the first sentence of paragraph (3) and 
        inserting ``For fiscal years 1998 and 1999, fees deposited 
        under the authority of paragraph (2) may not exceed 
        $140,000,000 in each fiscal year and, notwithstanding paragraph 
        (2), such fees shall be available only to the extent provided 
        in advance in appropriations Acts.''; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (5).

SEC. 1208. RETENTION OF ADDITIONAL DEFENSE TRADE CONTROLS REGISTRATION 
              FEES.

    Section 45(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2717(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$700,000 of the'' and inserting ``all'';
            (2) at the end of paragraph (1) by striking ``and'';
            (3) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``functions'' and inserting 
                ``functions, including compliance and enforcement 
                activities,''; and
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph (3):
            ``(3) the enhancement of defense trade export compliance 
        and enforcement activities to include compliance audits of 
        United States and foreign parties, the conduct of 
        administrative proceedings, end-use monitoring of direct 
        commercial arms sales and transfer, and cooperation in criminal 
        proceedings related to defense trade export controls.''.

SEC. 1209. TRAINING.

    (a) Institute for Training.--Section 701 of the Foreign Service Act 
of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4021) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (d)(4) as subsection (g); 
        and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) of subsection (d) the 
        following new subsections:
    ``(e)(1) The Secretary of State may, in the discretion of the 
Secretary, provide appropriate training and related services through 
the institution to employees of United States companies engaged in 
business abroad, and to the families of such employees.
    ``(2) In the case of any company under contract to provide services 
to the Department of State, the Secretary of State is authorized to 
provide job-related training and related services to any company 
employee who is performing such services.
    ``(3) Training under this subsection shall be on a reimbursable or 
advance-of-funds basis. Such reimbursements or advances shall be 
credited to the currently available applicable appropriation account.
    ``(4) Training and related services under this subsection is 
authorized only to the extent that it will not interfere with the 
institution's primary mission of training employees of the Department 
and of other agencies in the field of foreign relations.
    ``(f)(1) The Secretary of State is authorized to provide on a 
reimbursable basis training programs to Members of Congress or the 
judiciary.
    ``(2) Congressional staff members and employees of the judiciary 
may participate on a reimbursable, space-available basis in training 
programs offered by the institution.
    ``(3) Reimbursements collected under this subsection shall be 
credited to the currently available applicable appropriation account.
    ``(4) Training under this subsection is authorized only to the 
extent that it will not interfere with the institution's primary 
mission of training employees of the Department of State and of other 
agencies in the field of foreign relations.''.
    (b) Fees for Use of National Foreign Affairs Training Center.--The 
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2669 et seq.) 
is amended by adding after section 52 the following new section:

``SEC. 53. FEES FOR USE OF THE NATIONAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS TRAINING 
              CENTER.

    ``The Secretary is authorized to charge a fee for use of the 
National Foreign Affairs Training Center Facility of the Department of 
State. Funds collected under the authority of this section, including 
reimbursements, surcharges, and fees, shall be deposited as an 
offsetting collection to any Department of State appropriation to 
recover the costs of such use and shall remain available for obligation 
until expended.''.

SEC. 1210. FEE FOR USE OF DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION ROOMS.

    The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a 
et seq.) is amended by adding after section 53 (as added by section 
1210(b)) the following new section:

``SEC. 54. FEE FOR USE OF DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION ROOMS.

    ``The Secretary of State is authorized to charge a fee for use of 
the diplomatic reception rooms of the Department of State. Amounts 
collected under the authority of this section (including any 
reimbursements and surcharges) shall be deposited as an offsetting 
collection to any Department of State appropriation to recover the 
costs of such use and shall remain available for obligation until 
expended.''.

SEC. 1211. FEES FOR COMMERCIAL SERVICES.

    Section 52 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2724) is amended in subsection (b) by adding at the end the 
following: ``Funds deposited under this subsection shall remain 
available for obligation until expended.''.

SEC. 1212. BUDGET PRESENTATION DOCUMENTS.

    The Secretary of State shall include in the annual Congressional 
Presentation Document and the Budget in Brief, a detailed accounting of 
the total collections received by the Department of State from all 
sources, including fee collections. Reporting on total collections 
shall also include the previous year's collection and the projected 
expenditures from all collections accounts.

SEC. 1213. GRANTS TO OVERSEAS EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.

    Section 29 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2701) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, where the children of 
United States citizen employees of an agency of the United States 
Government who are stationed outside the United States attend 
educational facilities assisted by the Department of State under this 
section, such agency is authorized to make grants to, or otherwise to 
reimburse or credit with advance payment, the Department of State for 
funds used in providing assistance to such educational facilities.''.

SEC. 1214. GRANTS TO REMEDY INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTIONS.

    (a) Grant Authority.--Section 7 of the International Child 
Abduction Remedies Act (42 U.S.C. 11606; Public Law 100-300) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Grant Authority.--The United States Central Authority is 
authorized to make grants to, or enter into contracts or agreements 
with, any individual, corporation, other Federal, State, or local 
agency, or private entity or organization in the United States for 
purposes of accomplishing its responsibilities under the convention and 
this Act.''.

SEC. 1215. NOTIFICATION OF CRIMES COMMITTED BY DIPLOMATS.

    Title II of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 4301 et seq.; commonly referred to as the ``Foreign Missions 
Act'') is amended by inserting after section 204A the following:

``SEC. 204B. CRIMES COMMITTED BY DIPLOMATS.

    ``(a) Records.--(1) The Secretary of State shall develop and 
maintain records on each incident in which an individual with immunity 
from the criminal jurisdiction of the United States under the Vienna 
Convention who the Secretary reasonably believes has committed a 
serious criminal offense within the United States which was not subject 
to the criminal jurisdiction of the United States. Each such record 
shall include--
            ``(A) the identity of such individual;
            ``(B) the nature of the offense committed by such 
        individual, including whether against property or persons;
            ``(C) whether such offense involved reckless driving or 
        driving while intoxicated; and
            ``(D) the number and nature of all other criminal offenses 
        committed in the United States by such individual.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall submit an annual report to the Congress 
on the incidents occurring during the preceding year. The report shall 
include the information maintained under paragraph (1) together with 
information under section 1706(a).
    ``(b) Education and Encouragement of Local Law Enforcement 
Individuals.--The Secretary shall take such steps as may be necessary--
            ``(1) to educate local law enforcement officials on the 
        extent of the immunity from criminal jurisdiction provided to 
        members of a foreign mission, and family members of such 
        members, under the Vienna Convention; and
            ``(2) to encourage local law enforcement officials to fully 
        investigate, charge, and prosecute, to the extent consistent 
        with immunity from criminal jurisdiction under the Vienna 
        Convention, any member of a foreign mission, and any family 
        member of such a member, who commits a serious criminal offense 
        within the United States.
    ``(c) Interference With Local Prosecutions.--No officer or employee 
of the Department of State may interfere with any investigation, 
charge, or prosecution by a State or local government of--
            ``(1) an alien who is a member of a foreign mission,
            ``(2) a family member of an alien described in subparagraph 
        (A), or
            ``(3) any other alien,
        not covered by immunity from the criminal jurisdiction of the 
        United States under the Vienna Convention.
    ``(d) Notification of Diplomatic Corps.--The Secretary shall notify 
the members of each foreign mission of United States policies relating 
to criminal offenses (particularly crimes of violence) committed by 
such members, and the family members of such members, including the 
policy of obtaining criminal indictments, requiring such members to 
leave the country, and declaring such members persona non grata.
    ``(e) Vienna Convention.--For the purposes of this section, the 
term `Vienna Convention' means the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic 
Relations of April 18, 1961 (TIAS numbered 7502; 23 UST 3227), entered 
into force with respect to the United States on December 13, 1972.''.

SEC. 1216. REPORT ON OVERSEAS SURPLUS PROPERTIES.

    (a) Report to Congress.--Not later than March 1 of each year, the 
Secretary of State shall submit to the Congress a report listing 
overseas United States surplus properties for sale.
    (b) Use of Funds Received From Sale of Overseas Surplus 
Properties.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts 
received by the United States from the sale of any overseas United 
States surplus property shall be deposited in the Treasury of the 
United States to be used to reduce the deficit.

       CHAPTER 2--CONSULAR AUTHORITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

SEC. 1241. USE OF CERTAIN PASSPORT PROCESSING FEES FOR ENHANCED 
              PASSPORT SERVICES.

    For each of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999, of the fees collected 
for expedited passport processing and deposited to an offsetting 
collection pursuant to the Department of State and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-317; 22 U.S.C. 
214), 30 percent shall be available only for enhancing passport 
services for United States citizens, improving the integrity and 
efficiency of the passport issuance process, improving the secure 
nature of the United States passport, investigating passport fraud, and 
deterring entry into the United States by terrorists, drug traffickers, 
or other criminals.

SEC. 1242. CONSULAR OFFICERS.

    (a) Persons Authorized to Issue Reports of Births Abroad.--Section 
33 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
2705) is amended in paragraph (2) by adding at the end the following: 
``For purposes of this paragraph, a consular officer shall include any 
United States citizen employee of the Department of State designated by 
the Secretary of State to adjudicate nationality abroad pursuant to 
such regulations as he may prescribe.''.
    (b) Provisions Applicable to Consular Officers.--Section 1689 of 
the Revised Statutes of the United States (22 U.S.C. 4191), is amended 
by inserting ``and to such other United States citizen employees of the 
Department of State as may be designated by the Secretary of State 
pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe'' after 
``such officers''.
    (c) Persons Authorized to Authenticate Foreign Documents.--Section 
3492(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: ``For purposes of this section and sections 3493 
through 3496 of this title, a consular officer shall include any United 
States citizen employee of the Department of State designated to 
perform notarial functions pursuant to section 24 of the Act of August 
18, 1856 (Rev. Stat. 1750, 22 U.S.C. 4221).''.
    (d) Persons Authorized to Administer Oaths.--Section 115 of title 
35, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
``For purposes of this section a consular officer shall include any 
United States citizen employee of the Department of State designated to 
perform notarial functions pursuant to section 24 of the Act of August 
18, 1856 (Rev. Stat. 1750, 22 U.S.C. 4221).''.
    (e) Definition of Consular Officer.--Section 101(a)(9) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(9)) is amended by--
            (1) inserting ``or employee'' after ``officer''; and
            (2) inserting before the period at the end of the sentence 
        ``or, when used in title III, for the purpose of adjudicating 
        nationality''.
    (f) Training for Employees Performing Consular Functions.--Section 
704 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4024) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Prior to designation by the Secretary of State pursuant to 
regulation to perform a consular function abroad, a United States 
citizen employee (other than a diplomatic or consular officer of the 
United States) shall be required to complete successfully a program of 
training essentially equivalent to the training that a consular officer 
who is a member of the Foreign Service would receive for purposes of 
performing such function and shall be certified by an appropriate 
official of the Department of State to be qualified by knowledge and 
experience to perform such function. As used in this subsection, the 
term `consular function' includes the issuance of visas, the 
performance of notarial and other legalization functions, the 
adjudication of passport applications, the adjudication of nationality, 
and the issuance of citizenship documentation.''.

SEC. 1243. REPEAL OF OUTDATED CONSULAR RECEIPT REQUIREMENTS.

    Sections 1726, 1727, and 1728 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
States (22 U.S.C. 4212, 4213, and 4214) (concerning accounting for 
consular fees) are repealed.

SEC. 1244. ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATE PUBLICATION REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Federal Register Publication of Travel Advisories.--Section 
44908(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (2); and
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
    (b) Publication in the Federal Register of Travel Advisories 
Concerning Security at Foreign Ports.--Section 908(a) of the 
International Maritime and Port Security Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-
399; 100 Stat. 891; 46 U.S.C. App. 1804(a)) is amended by striking the 
second sentence.

                   CHAPTER 3--REFUGEES AND MIGRATION

SEC. 1261. REPORT TO CONGRESS CONCERNING CUBAN EMIGRATION POLICIES.

    Beginning 3 months after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
every subsequent 6 months, the Secretary of State shall include in the 
monthly report to Congress entitled ``Update on Monitoring of Cuban 
Migrant Returnees'' additional information concerning the methods 
employed by the Government of Cuba to enforce the United States-Cuba 
agreement of September 1994 to restrict the emigration of the Cuban 
people from Cuba to the United States and the treatment by the 
Government of Cuba of persons who have returned to Cuba pursuant to the 
United States-Cuba agreement of May 1995.

SEC. 1262. REPROGRAMMING OF MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE FUNDS.

    Section 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2706) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(c) Emergency Waiver of Notification Requirement.--The Secretary 
of State may waive the notification requirement of subsection (a), if 
the Secretary determines that failure to do so would pose a substantial 
risk to human health or welfare. In the case of any waiver under this 
subsection, notification to the appropriate congressional committees 
shall be provided as soon as practicable, but not later than 3 days 
after taking the action to which the notification requirement was 
applicable, and shall contain an explanation of the emergency 
circumstances.''.

  TITLE XIII--ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE; DEPARTMENT OF 
                  STATE PERSONNEL; THE FOREIGN SERVICE

           CHAPTER 1--ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

SEC. 1301. COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM.

    (a) Establishment.--Section 1(e) of the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(e)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``In'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In''; and
            (2) by inserting at the end the following:
    ``(2) Coordinator for counterterrorism.--
            ``(A) There shall be within the office of the Secretary of 
        State a Coordinator for Counterterrorism (hereafter in this 
        paragraph referred to as the `Coordinator') who shall be 
        appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent 
        of the Senate.
            ``(B)(i) The Coordinator shall perform such duties and 
        exercise such power as the Secretary of State shall prescribe.
            ``(ii) The principal duty of the Coordinator shall be the 
        overall supervision (including policy oversight of resources) 
        of international counterterrorism activities. The Coordinator 
        shall be the principal adviser to the Secretary of State on 
        international counterterrorism matters. The Coordinator shall 
        be the principal counterterrorism official within the senior 
        management of the Department of State and shall report directly 
        to the Secretary of State.
            ``(C) The Coordinator shall have the rank and status of 
        Ambassador-at-Large. The Coordinator shall be compensated at 
        the annual rate of basic pay in effect for a position at level 
        IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, 
        United States Code, or, if the Coordinator is appointed from 
        the Foreign Service, the annual rate of pay which the 
        individual last received under the Foreign Service Schedule, 
        whichever is greater.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 161 of the 
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public 
Law 103-236) is amended by striking subsection (e).
    (c) Transition Provision.--The individual serving as Coordinator 
for Counterterrorism of the Department of State on the day before the 
effective date of this division may continue to serve in that position.

SEC. 1302. ELIMINATION OF STATUTORY ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN POSITIONS 
              OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

    (a) Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs.--Section 
122 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 
1993 (22 U.S.C. 2652b) is repealed.
    (b) Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Burdensharing.--Section 
161 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 
1995 (22 U.S.C. 2651a note) is amended by striking subsection (f).
    (c) Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental 
and Scientific Affairs.--Section 9 of the Department of State 
Appropriations Authorization Act of 1973 (22 U.S.C. 2655a) is repealed.

SEC. 1303. PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.

    The official with primary responsibility for matters relating to 
personnel in the Department of State, or that person's principal 
deputy, shall have substantial professional qualifications in the field 
of human resource policy and management.

SEC. 1304. DIPLOMATIC SECURITY.

    Any Assistant Secretary with primary responsibility for diplomatic 
security, or that person's principal deputy, shall have substantial 
professional qualifications in the fields of (1) management, and (2) 
Federal law enforcement, intelligence, or security.

SEC. 1305. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR TIBET.

    (a) United States Special Envoy for Tibet.--The President should 
appoint within the Department of State a United States Special Envoy 
for Tibet, who shall hold office at the pleasure of the President.
    (b) Rank.--A United States Special Envoy for Tibet appointed under 
subsection (a) shall have the personal rank of ambassador and shall be 
appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
    (c) Special Functions.--The United States Special Envoy for Tibet 
should be authorized and encouraged--
            (1) to promote substantive negotiations between the Dalai 
        Lama or his representatives and senior members of the 
        Government of the People's Republic of China;
            (2) to promote good relations between the Dalai Lama and 
        his representatives and the United States Government, including 
        meeting with members or representatives of the Tibetan 
        government-in-exile; and
            (3) to travel regularly throughout Tibet and Tibetan 
        refugee settlements.
    (d) Duties and Responsibilities.--The United States Special Envoy 
for Tibet should--
            (1) consult with the Congress on policies relevant to Tibet 
        and the future and welfare of all Tibetan people;
            (2) coordinate United States Government policies, programs, 
        and projects concerning Tibet; and
            (3) report to the Secretary of State regarding the matters 
        described in section 536(a)(2) of the Foreign Relations 
        Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-
        236).

  CHAPTER 2--PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE; THE FOREIGN SERVICE

SEC. 1321. AUTHORIZED STRENGTH OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE.

    (a) End Fiscal Year 1998 Levels.--The number of members of the 
Foreign Service authorized to be employed as of September 30, 1998--
            (1) for the Department of State, shall not exceed 8,700, of 
        whom not more than 750 shall be members of the Senior Foreign 
        Service;
            (2) for the United States Information Agency, shall not 
        exceed 1,000, of whom not more than 140 shall be members of the 
        Senior Foreign Service; and
            (3) for the Agency for International Development, not to 
        exceed 1,210, of whom not more than 150 shall be members of the 
        Senior Foreign Service.
    (b) End Fiscal Year 1999 Levels.--The number of members of the 
Foreign Service authorized to be employed as of September 30, 1999--
            (1) for the Department of State, shall not exceed 8,800, of 
        whom not more than 750 shall be members of the Senior Foreign 
        Service;
            (2) for the United States Information Agency, not to exceed 
        1,000, of whom not more than 140 shall be members of the Senior 
        Foreign Service; and
            (3) for the Agency for International Development, not to 
        exceed 1,182, of whom not more than 147 shall be members of the 
        Senior Foreign Service.
    (c) Definition.--For the purposes of this section, the term 
``members of the Foreign Service'' is used within the meaning of such 
term under section 103 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C 
3903), except that such term does not include--
            (1) members of the Service under paragraphs (6) and (7) of 
        such section;
            (2) members of the Service serving under temporary resident 
        appointments abroad;
            (3) members of the Service employed on less than a full-
        time basis;
            (4) members of the Service subject to involuntary 
        separation in cases in which such separation has been suspended 
        pursuant to section 1106(8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980; 
        and
            (5) members of the Service serving under non-career limited 
        appointments.
    (d) Waiver Authority.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the President 
may waive any limitation under subsection (a) or (b) to the extent that 
such waiver is necessary to carry on the foreign affairs functions of 
the United States.
    (2) Not less than 15 days before the President exercises a waiver 
under paragraph (1), such agency head shall notify the Chairman of the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Chairman of the 
Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives. 
Such notice shall include an explanation of the circumstances and 
necessity for such waiver.

SEC. 1322. NONOVERTIME DIFFERENTIAL PAY.

    Title 5 of the United States Code is amended--
            (1) in section 5544(a), by inserting after the fourth 
        sentence the following new sentence: ``For employees serving 
        outside the United States in areas where Sunday is a routine 
        workday and another day of the week is officially recognized as 
        the day of rest and worship, the Secretary of State may 
        designate the officially recognized day of rest and worship as 
        the day with respect to which the preceding sentence shall 
        apply instead of Sunday.''; and
            (2) at the end of section 5546(a), by adding the following 
        new sentence: ``For employees serving outside the United States 
        in areas where Sunday is a routine workday and another day of 
        the week is officially recognized as the day of rest and 
        worship, the Secretary of State may designate the officially 
        recognized day of rest and worship as the day with respect to 
        which the preceding sentence shall apply instead of Sunday.''.

SEC. 1323. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO SEPARATE CONVICTED FELONS FROM 
              SERVICE.

    Section 610(a)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
4010(a)(2)) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``A member'' 
and inserting ``Except in the case of an individual who has been 
convicted of a crime for which a sentence of imprisonment of more than 
1 year may be imposed, a member''.

SEC. 1324. CAREER COUNSELING.

    (a) In General.--Section 706(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 4026(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
sentence: ``Career counseling and related services provided pursuant to 
this Act shall not be construed to permit an assignment to training or 
to another assignment that consists primarily of paid time to conduct a 
job search and without other substantive duties, except that career 
members of the Service who upon their separation are not eligible to 
receive an immediate annuity and have not been assigned to a post in 
the United States during the 12 months prior to their separation from 
the Service may be permitted up to 2 months of paid time to conduct a 
job search.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be 
effective 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 1325. REPORT CONCERNING MINORITIES AND THE FOREIGN SERVICE.

    The Secretary of State shall annually submit a report to the 
Congress concerning minorities and the Foreign Service officer corps. 
In addition to such other information as is relevant to this issue, the 
report shall include the following data (reported in terms of real 
numbers and percentages and not as ratios):
            (1) The numbers and percentages of all minorities taking 
        the written foreign service examination.
            (2) The numbers and percentages of all minorities 
        successfully completing and passing the written foreign service 
        examination.
            (3) The numbers and percentages of all minorities 
        successfully completing and passing the oral foreign service 
        examination.
            (4) The numbers and percentages of all minorities entering 
        the junior officers class of the Foreign Service.
            (5) The numbers and percentages of all minorities in the 
        Foreign Service officer corps.
            (6) The numbers and percentages of all minority Foreign 
        Service officers at each grade, particularly at the senior 
        levels in policy directive positions.
            (7) The numbers of and percentages of minorities promoted 
        at each grade of the Foreign Service officer corps.

SEC. 1326. RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION.

    (a) Benefits.--Section 609 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 4009) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A) by inserting ``or any other 
        applicable provision of chapter 84 of title 5, United States 
        Code,'' after ``section 811,'';
            (2) in subsection (a) by inserting ``or section 855, as 
        appropriate'' after ``section 806''; and
            (3) in subsection (b)(2)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(A) for those participants in 
                the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System,'' 
                before ``a refund''; and
                    (B) by inserting before the period at the end ``; 
                and (B) for those participants in the Foreign Service 
                Pension System, benefits as provided in section 851''.
            (4) in subsection (b) in the matter following paragraph (2) 
        by inserting ``(for participants in the Foreign Service 
        Retirement and Disability System) or age 62 (for participants 
        in the Foreign Service Pension System)'' after ``age 60''.
    (b) Entitlement to Annuity.--Section 855(b) of the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4071d(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``611,'' after ``608,'';
            (2) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``and for participants in 
        the Foreign Service Pension System'' after ``for participants 
        in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3) by striking ``or 610'' and inserting 
        ``610, or 611''.
    (c) Effective Dates.--
            (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments 
        made by this section shall take effect on the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
            (2) The amendments made by paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
        subsection (a) and paragraphs (1) and (3) of subsection (b) 
        shall apply with respect to any actions taken under section 611 
        of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 after January 1, 1996.

SEC. 1327. AVAILABILITY PAY FOR CERTAIN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS WITHIN 
              THE DIPLOMATIC SECURITY SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--Section 5545a of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(k)(1) For purposes of this section, the term `criminal 
investigator' includes an officer occupying a position under title II 
of Public Law 99-399 if--
            ``(A) subject to subparagraph (C), such officer meets the 
        definition of such term under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) 
        (applied disregarding the parenthetical matter before 
        subparagraph (A) thereof);
            ``(B) the primary duties of the position held by such 
        officer consist of performing--
                    ``(i) protective functions; or
                    ``(ii) criminal investigations; and
            ``(C) such officer satisfies the requirements of subsection 
        (d) without taking into account any hours described in 
        paragraph (2)(B) thereof.
    ``(2) In applying subsection (h) with respect to an officer under 
this subsection--
            ``(A) any reference in such subsection to `basic pay' shall 
        be considered to include amounts designated as `salary';
            ``(B) paragraph (2)(A) of such subsection shall be 
        considered to include (in addition to the provisions of law 
        specified therein) sections 609(b)(1), 805, 806, and 856 of the 
        Foreign Service Act of 1980; and
            ``(C) paragraph (2)(B) of such subsection shall be applied 
        by substituting for `Office of Personnel Management' the 
        following: `Office of Personnel Management or the Secretary of 
        State (to the extent that matters exclusively within the 
        jurisdiction of the Secretary are concerned)'.''.
    (b) Implementation.--Not later than the date on which the 
amendments made by this section take effect, each special agent of the 
Diplomatic Security Service who satisfies the requirements of 
subsection (k)(1) of section 5545a of title 5, United States Code, as 
amended by this section, and the appropriate supervisory officer, to be 
designated by the Secretary of State, shall make an initial 
certification to the Secretary of State that the special agent is 
expected to meet the requirements of subsection (d) of such section 
5545a. The Secretary of State may prescribe procedures necessary to 
administer this subsection.
    (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--(1) Paragraph (2) of 
section 5545a(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended (in the 
matter before subparagraph (A)) by striking ``Public Law 99-399)'' and 
inserting ``Public Law 99-399, subject to subsection (k))''.
    (2) Section 5542(e) of such title is amended by striking ``title 
18, United States Code,'' and inserting ``title 18 or section 37(a)(3) 
of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956,''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period--
            (1) which begins on or after the 90th day following the 
        date of the enactment of this Act; and
            (2) on which date all regulations necessary to carry out 
        such amendments are (in the judgment of the Director of the 
        Office of Personnel Management and the Secretary of State) in 
        effect.

SEC. 1328. LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS.

    Section 1017(e)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
4117(e)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(A)(ii) and paragraph 
(1)(B), the term `management official' does not include chiefs of 
mission, principal officers or their deputies, administrative and 
personnel officers abroad, or individuals described in section 
1002(12)(B), (C), and (D) who are not involved in the administration of 
this chapter or in the formulation of the personnel policies and 
programs of the Department.''.

 TITLE XIV--UNITED STATES PUBLIC DIPLOMACY: AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES 
  FOR UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS

SEC. 1401. EXTENSION OF AU PAIR PROGRAMS.

    Section 1(b) of the Act entitled ``An Act to extend au pair 
programs.'' (Public Law 104-72; 109 Stat. 1065(b)) is amended by 
striking ``, through fiscal year 1997''.

SEC. 1402. RETENTION OF INTEREST.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with the approval of 
the National Endowment for Democracy, grant funds made available by the 
National Endowment for Democracy may be deposited in interest-bearing 
accounts pending disbursement and any interest which accrues may be 
retained by the grantee without returning such interest to the Treasury 
of the United States and interest earned by be obligated and expended 
for the purposes for which the grant was made without further 
appropriation.

SEC. 1403. CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE BETWEEN NORTH 
              AND SOUTH.

    Section 208(e) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2075(e)) is amended by striking 
``$10,000,000'' and inserting ``$4,000,000''.

SEC. 1404. USE OF SELECTED PROGRAM FEES.

    Section 810 of the United States Information and Educational 
Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1475e) is amended by inserting 
``educational advising and counseling, exchange visitor program 
services, advertising sold by the Voice of America, receipts from 
cooperating international organizations and from the privatization of 
VOA Europe,'' after ``library services,''.

SEC. 1405. MUSKIE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

    (a) Guidelines .--Section 227(c)(5) of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is 
amended--
            (1) in the first sentence by inserting ``journalism and 
        communications, education administration, public policy, 
        library and information science,'' after ``business 
        administration,''; and
            (2) in the second sentence by inserting ``journalism and 
        communications, education administration, public policy, 
        library and information science,'' after ``business 
        administration,''.
    (b) Redesignation of Soviet Union.--Section 227 of the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2452 
note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Soviet Union'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``Independent States of the Former Soviet Union''; 
        and
            (2) in the section heading by inserting ``independent 
        states of the former'' after ``from the''.

SEC. 1406. WORKING GROUP ON UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SPONSORED 
              INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES AND TRAINING.

    Section 112 of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(g) Working Group on United States Government Sponsored 
International Exchanges and Training.--(1) In order to carry out the 
purposes of subsection (f) and to improve the coordination, efficiency, 
and effectiveness of United States Government sponsored international 
exchanges and training, there is established within the United States 
Information Agency a senior-level interagency working group to be known 
as the Working Group on United States Government Sponsored 
International Exchanges and Training (hereinafter in this section 
referred to as `the Working Group').
    ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term `Government 
sponsored international exchanges and training' means the movement of 
people between countries to promote the sharing of ideas, to develop 
skills, and to foster mutual understanding and cooperation, financed 
wholly or in part, directly or indirectly, with United States 
Government funds.
    ``(3) The Working Group shall be composed as follows:
            ``(A) The Associate Director for Educational and Cultural 
        Affairs of the United States Information Agency, who shall act 
        as Chair.
            ``(B) A senior representative designated by the Secretary 
        of State.
            ``(C) A senior representative designated by the Secretary 
        of Defense.
            ``(D) A senior representative designated by the Secretary 
        of Education.
            ``(E) A senior representative designated by the Attorney 
        General.
            ``(F) A senior representative designated by the 
        Administrator of the Agency for International Development.
            ``(G) Senior representatives of other departments and 
        agencies as the Chair determines to be appropriate.
    ``(4) Representatives of the National Security Adviser and the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget may participate in the 
Working Group at the discretion of the adviser and the director, 
respectively.
    ``(5) The Working Group shall be supported by an interagency staff 
office established in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of 
the United States Information Agency.
    ``(6) The Working Group shall have the following purposes and 
responsibilities:
            ``(A) To collect, analyze, and report data provided by all 
        United States Government departments and agencies conducting 
        international exchanges and training programs.
            ``(B) To promote greater understanding and cooperation 
        among concerned United States Government departments and 
        agencies of common issues and challenges in conducting 
        international exchanges and training programs, including 
        through the establishment of a clearinghouse for information on 
        international exchange and training activities in the 
        governmental and nongovernmental sectors.
            ``(C) In order to achieve the most efficient and cost-
        effective use of Federal resources, to identify administrative 
        and programmatic duplication and overlap of activities by the 
        various United States Government departments and agencies 
        involved in Government sponsored international exchange and 
        training programs, to identify how each Government sponsored 
        international exchange and training program promotes United 
        States foreign policy, and to report thereon.
            ``(D) Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
        of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998 
        and 1999, to develop and thereafter assess, annually, a 
        coordinated and cost-effective strategy for all United States 
        Government sponsored international exchange and training 
        programs, and to issue a report on such strategy. This strategy 
        will include an action plan for consolidating United States 
        Government sponsored international exchange and training 
        programs with the objective of achieving a minimum 10 percent 
        cost saving through consolidation or the elimination of 
        duplication.
            ``(E) Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
        enactment of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
        Years 1998 and 1999, to develop recommendations on common 
        performance measures for all United States Government sponsored 
        international exchange and training programs, and to issue a 
        report.
            ``(F) To conduct a survey of private sector international 
        exchange activities and develop strategies for expanding public 
        and private partnerships in, and leveraging private sector 
        support for, United States Government sponsored international 
        exchange and training activities.
            ``(G) Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
        enactment of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
        Years 1998 and 1999, to report on the feasibility of 
        transferring funds and program management for the ATLAS and/or 
        the Mandela Fellows programs in South Africa from the Agency 
        for International Development to the United States Information 
        Agency. The report shall include an assessment of the 
        capabilities of the South African Fulbright Commission to 
        manage such programs and the cost advantages of consolidating 
        such programs under one entity.
    ``(7) All reports prepared by the Working Group shall be submitted 
to the President, through the Director of the United States Information 
Agency.
    ``(8) The Working Group shall meet at least on a quarterly basis.
    ``(9) All decisions of the Working Group shall be by majority vote 
of the members present and voting.
    ``(10) The members of the Working Group shall serve without 
additional compensation for their service on the Working Group. Any 
expenses incurred by a member of the Working Group in connection with 
service on the Working Group shall be compensated by that member's 
department or agency.
    ``(11) With respect to any report promulgated pursuant to paragraph 
(6), a member may submit dissenting views to be submitted as part of 
the report of the Working Group.''.

SEC. 1407. EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 
              TIBETANS AND BURMESE.

    (a) Establishment of Educational and Cultural Exchange for 
Tibetans.--The Director of the United States Information Agency shall 
establish programs of educational and cultural exchange between the 
United States and the people of Tibet. Such programs shall include 
opportunities for training and, as the Director considers appropriate, 
may include the assignment of personnel and resources abroad.
    (b) Scholarships for Tibetans and Burmese.--
            (1) In general.--For each of the fiscal years 1998 and 
        1999, at least 30 scholarships shall be made available to 
        Tibetan students and professionals who are outside Tibet, and 
        at least 15 scholarships shall be made available to Burmese 
        students and professionals who are outside Burma.
            (2) Waiver.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the extent 
        that the Director of the United States Information Agency 
        determines that there are not enough qualified students to 
        fulfill such allocation requirement.
            (3) Scholarship defined.--For the purposes of this section, 
        the term ``scholarship'' means an amount to be used for full or 
        partial support of tuition and fees to attend an educational 
        institution, and may include fees, books, and supplies, 
        equipment required for courses at an educational institution, 
        living expenses at a United States educational institution, and 
        travel expenses to and from, and within, the United States.

SEC. 1408. UNITED STATES-JAPAN COMMISSION.

    (a) Relief From Restriction of Interchangeability of Funds.--
            (1) Section 6(4) of the Japan-United States Friendship Act 
        (22 U.S.C. 2905(4)) is amended by striking ``needed, except'' 
        and all that follows through ``United States'' and inserting 
        ``needed''.
            (2) The second sentence of section 7(b) of the Japan-United 
        States Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2906(b)) is amended to read as 
        follows: ``Such investment may be made only in interest-bearing 
        obligations of the United States, in obligations guaranteed as 
        to both principal and interest by the United States, in 
        interest-bearing obligations of Japan, or in obligations 
        guaranteed as to both principal and interest by Japan.''.
    (b) Revision of Name of Commission.--
            (1) After the date of the enactment of this Act, the Japan-
        United States Friendship Commission shall be designated as the 
        ``United States-Japan Commission''. Any reference in any 
        provision of law, Executive order, regulation, delegation of 
        authority, or other document to the Japan-United States 
        Friendship Commission shall be considered to be a reference to 
        the United States-Japan Commission.
            (2) The heading of section 4 of the Japan-United States 
        Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2903) is amended to read as follows:

                  ``united states-japan commission''.

            (3) The Japan-United States Friendship Act is amended by 
        striking ``Japan-United States Friendship Commission'' each 
        place such term appears and inserting ``United States-Japan 
        Commission''.
    (c) Revision of Name of Trust Fund.--
            (1) After the date of the enactment of this Act, the Japan-
        United States Friendship Trust Fund shall be designated as the 
        ``United States-Japan Trust Fund''. Any reference in any 
        provision of law, Executive order, regulation, delegation of 
        authority, or other document to the Japan-United States 
        Friendship Trust Fund shall be considered to be a reference to 
        the United States-Japan Trust Fund.
            (2) Section 3(a) of the Japan-United States Friendship Act 
        (22 U.S.C. 2902(a)) is amended by striking ``Japan-United 
        States Friendship Trust Fund'' and inserting ``United States-
        Japan Trust Fund''.

SEC. 1409. SURROGATE BROADCASTING STUDIES.

    (a) Radio Free Africa.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the United States Information Agency and the 
Board of Broadcasting Governors should conduct and complete a study of 
the appropriateness, feasibility, and projected costs of providing 
surrogate broadcasting service to Africa and transmit the results of 
the study to the appropriate congressional committees.
    (b) Radio Free Iran.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the United States Information Agency and the 
Board of Broadcasting Governors should conduct and complete a study of 
the appropriateness, feasibility, and projected costs of a Radio Free 
Europe/Radio Liberty broadcasting service to Iran and transmit the 
results of the study to the appropriate congressional committees.

SEC. 1410. AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER SUMMER TRAVEL/WORK PROGRAMS.

    The Director of the United States Information Agency is authorized 
to administer summer travel/work programs without regard to 
preplacement requirements.

SEC. 1411. PERMANENT ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES REGARDING 
              APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 701(f) of the United States Information and Educational 
Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1476(f)) is amended by striking 
paragraph (4).

SEC. 1412. AUTHORITIES OF THE BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

    (a) Authorities.--Section 305(a)(1) of the United States 
International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6204(a)(1)) is 
amended by striking ``direct and''.
    (b) Director of the Bureau.--The first sentence of section 
307(b)(1) of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 
(22 U.S.C. 6206(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows: ``The Director of 
the Bureau shall be appointed by the Board with the concurrence of the 
Director of the United States Information Agency.''.
    (c) Responsibilities of the Director.--Section 307 of the United 
States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6206) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Responsibilities of the Director.--The Director shall 
organize and chair a coordinating committee to examine long-term 
strategies for the future of international broadcasting, including the 
use of new technologies, further consolidation of broadcast services, 
and consolidation of currently existing public affairs and legislative 
relations functions in the various international broadcasting entities. 
The coordinating committee shall include representatives of RFA, RFE/
RL, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and, as appropriate, from the 
Office of Cuba Broadcasting, the Voice of America, and WorldNet.''.
    (d) Radio Broadcasting to Cuba.--Section 4 of the Radio 
Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465b) is amended by striking ``of 
the Voice of America'' and inserting ``of the International 
Broadcasting Bureau''.
    (e) Television Broadcasting to Cuba.--Section 244(a) of the 
Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465cc(a)) is amended in 
the third sentence by striking ``of the Voice of America'' and 
inserting ``of the International Broadcasting Bureau''.

   TITLE XV--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; UNITED NATIONS AND RELATED 
                                AGENCIES

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 1501. SERVICE IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3582(b) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking all after the first sentence and inserting the 
following: ``On reemployment, he is entitled to the rate of basic pay 
to which he would have been entitled had he remained in the civil 
service. On reemployment, the agency shall restore his sick leave 
account, by credit or charge, to its status at the time of transfer. 
The period of separation caused by his employment with the 
international organization and the period necessary to effect 
reemployment are deemed creditable service for all appropriate civil 
service employment purposes. This subsection does not apply to a 
congressional employee.''.
    (b) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply 
with respect transfers which take effect on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 1502. ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES.

    Taking into consideration the long-term commitment by the United 
States to the affairs of this hemisphere and the need to build further 
upon the linkages between the United States and its neighbors, it is 
the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of State should make every 
effort to pay the United States assessed funding levels for the 
Organization of American States, which is uniquely dependent on United 
States contributions and is continuing fundamental reforms in its 
structure and its agenda.

             CHAPTER 2--UNITED NATIONS AND RELATED AGENCIES

SEC. 1521. REFORM IN BUDGET DECISIONMAKING PROCEDURES OF THE UNITED 
              NATIONS AND ITS SPECIALIZED AGENCIES.

    (a) Assessed Contributions.--Of amounts authorized to be 
appropriated for ``Assessed Contributions to International 
Organizations'' by this Act, the President may withhold 20 percent of 
the funds appropriated for the United States assessed contribution to 
the United Nations or to any of its specialized agencies for any 
calendar year if the Secretary of State determines that the United 
Nations or any such agency has failed to implement or to continue to 
implement consensus-based decisionmaking procedures on budgetary 
matters which assure that sufficient attention is paid to the views of 
the United States and other member states that are the major financial 
contributors to such assessed budgets.
    (b) Notice to Congress.--The President shall notify the Congress 
when a decision is made to withhold any share of the United States 
assessed contribution to the United Nations or its specialized agencies 
pursuant to subsection (a) and shall notify the Congress when the 
decision is made to pay any previously withheld assessed contribution. 
A notification under this subsection shall include appropriate 
consultation between the President (or the President's representative) 
and the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
    (c) Contributions for Prior Years.--Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, payment of assessed contributions for prior years may 
be made to the United Nations or any of its specialized agencies 
notwithstanding subsection (a) if such payment would further United 
States interests in that organization.
    (d) Report to Congress.--Not later than February 1 of each year, 
the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report concerning the amount of United States assessed contributions 
paid to the United Nations and each of its specialized agencies during 
the preceding calendar year.

SEC. 1522. REPORTS ON EFFORTS TO PROMOTE FULL EQUALITY AT THE UNITED 
              NATIONS FOR ISRAEL.

    (a) Congressional Statement.--It is the sense of the Congress that 
the United States must help promote an end to the persistent inequity 
experienced by Israel in the United Nations whereby Israel is the only 
longstanding member of the organization to be denied acceptance into 
any of the United Nation's regional blocs.
    (b) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act and on a quarterly basis thereafter, the 
Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report which includes the following information (in 
classified or unclassified form as appropriate):
            (1) Actions taken by representatives of the United States 
        to encourage the nations of the Western Europe and Others Group 
        (WEOG) to accept Israel into their regional bloc.
            (2) Efforts undertaken by the Secretary General of the 
        United Nations to secure Israel's full and equal participation 
        in that body.
            (3) Specific responses received by the Secretary of State 
        from each of the nations of the Western Europe and Others Group 
        (WEOG) on their position concerning Israel's acceptance into 
        their organization.
            (4) Other measures being undertaken, and which will be 
        undertaken, to ensure and promote Israel's full and equal 
        participation in the United Nations.

SEC. 1523. UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND.

    (a) Limitation.--Subject to subsections (b), (c), and (d)(2), of 
the amounts made available for each of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999 
to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, not more 
than $25,000,000 shall be available for each such fiscal year for the 
United Nations Population Fund.
    (b) Prohibition on Use of Funds in China.--None of the funds made 
available under this section shall be made available for a country 
program in the People's Republic of China.
    (c) Conditions on Availability of Funds.--
            (1) Not more than one-half of the amount made available to 
        the United Nations Population Fund under this section may be 
        provided to the Fund before March 1 of the fiscal year for 
        which funds are made available.
            (2) Amounts made available for each of the fiscal years 
        1998 and 1999 under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
        1961 for the United Nations Population Fund may not be made 
        available to the Fund unless--
                    (A) the Fund maintains amounts made available to 
                the Fund under this section in an account separate from 
                accounts of the Fund for other funds; and
                    (B) the Fund does not commingle amounts made 
                available to the Fund under this section with other 
                funds.
    (d) Reports.--
            (1) Not later than February 15, 1998, and February 15, 
        1999, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
        appropriate congressional committees indicating the amount of 
        funds that the United Nations Population Fund is budgeting for 
        the year in which the report is submitted for a country program 
        in the People's Republic of China.
            (2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates that the 
        United Nations Population Fund plans to spend China country 
        program funds in the People's Republic of China in the year 
        covered by the report, then the amount of such funds that the 
        Fund plans to spend in the People's Republic of China shall be 
        deducted from the funds made available to the Fund after March 
        1 for obligation for the remainder of the fiscal year in which 
        the report is submitted.

SEC. 1524. CONTINUED EXTENSION OF PRIVILEGES, EXEMPTIONS, AND 
              IMMUNITIES OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IMMUNITIES 
              ACT TO UNIDO.

    Section 12 of the International Organizations Immunities Act (22 
U.S.C. 288f-2) is amended by inserting ``and the United Nations 
Industrial Development Organization'' after ``International Labor 
Organization''.

SEC. 1525. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE AND MAN AND 
              BIOSPHERE PROGRAMS.

    None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be 
made available to the Man and Biosphere (MAB) Program or the World 
Heritage Program administered by the United Nations Educational, 
Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

             TITLE XVI--ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY

SEC. 1601. COMPREHENSIVE COMPILATION OF ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT 
              STUDIES.

    Section 39 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2579) 
is repealed.

SEC. 1602. USE OF FUNDS.

    Section 48 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2588) 
is amended by striking ``section 11 of the Act of March 1, 1919 (44 
U.S.C. 111)'' and inserting ``any other Act''.

                 TITLE XVII--FOREIGN POLICY PROVISIONS

SEC. 1701. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING THE INVOLUNTARY RETURN OF 
              REFUGEES.

    (a) In General.--No funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
division shall be available to effect the involuntary return by the 
United States of any person to a country in which the person has a well 
founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, 
membership in a particular social group, or political opinion, except 
on grounds recognized as precluding protection as a refugee under the 
United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees of July 
28, 1951, and the Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees of 
January 31, 1967.
    (b) Migration and Refugee Assistance.--No funds authorized to be 
appropriated by section 1104 of this Act or by section 2(c) of the 
Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)) shall 
be available to effect the involuntary return of any person to any 
country unless the Secretary of State first notifies the appropriate 
congressional committees, except that in the case of an emergency 
involving a threat to human life the Secretary of State shall notify 
the appropriate congressional committees as soon as practicable.
    (c) Involuntary Return Defined.--As used in this section, the term 
``to effect the involuntary return'' means to require, by means of 
physical force or circumstances amounting to a threat thereof, a person 
to return to a country against the person's will, regardless of whether 
the person is physically present in the United States and regardless of 
whether the United States acts directly or through an agent.

SEC. 1702. UNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO THE INVOLUNTARY RETURN 
              OF PERSONS IN DANGER OF SUBJECTION TO TORTURE.

    (a) Policy.--It shall be the policy of the United States that the 
United States shall not expel, extradite, or otherwise effect the 
involuntary return of any person to a country in which there are 
substantial grounds for believing that the person would be in danger of 
being subjected to torture, regardless of whether the person is 
physically present in the United States.
    (b) Definitions.--Except as otherwise provided, terms used in this 
section have the meanings assigned under the United Nations Convention 
Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or 
Punishment, subject to any reservations, understandings, declarations 
and provisos contained in the United States resolution of advice and 
consent to ratification of such Convention.
    (c) Procedures.--Procedures shall be established to ensure 
compliance with subsection (a) in the cases of aliens who are arriving 
in the United States or who are physically present in the United States 
and who are subject to removal.
    (d) Review and Construction.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, no court shall have jurisdiction to review the procedures 
adopted to implement this section, and nothing in this section shall be 
construed as providing any court jurisdiction to review claims raised 
under the Convention or this section, or any other determination made 
with respect to the application of the policy set forth in subsection 
(a), except as part of the review of a final order of removal pursuant 
to section 242 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended.

SEC. 1703. REPORTS ON CLAIMS BY UNITED STATES FIRMS AGAINST THE 
              GOVERNMENT OF SAUDI ARABIA.

    (a) In General.--Within 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act and every 120 days thereafter, the Secretary of State, in 
coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
Commerce, shall report to the appropriate congressional committees on 
specific actions taken by the Department of State, the Department of 
Defense, and the Department of Commerce toward progress in resolving 
the commercial disputes between United States firms and the Government 
of Saudi Arabia that are described in the June 30, 1993, report by the 
Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 9140(c) of the Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-396), including the 
additional claims noticed by the Department of Commerce on page 2 of 
that report.
    (b) Termination.--Subsection (a) shall cease to have effect when 
the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of Commerce, certifies in writing to the appropriate 
congressional committees that the commercial disputes referred to in 
subsection (a) have been resolved satisfactorily.

SEC. 1704. HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS.

    Section 116(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2151n) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``January 31'' and inserting ``February 
        25'';
            (2) redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as 
        paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
        paragraph (3):
            ``(3) the status of child labor practices in each country, 
        including--
                    ``(A) whether such country has adopted policies to 
                protect children from exploitation in the workplace, 
                including a prohibition of forced and bonded labor and 
                policies regarding acceptable working conditions; and
                    ``(B) the extent to which each country enforces 
                such policies, including the adequacy of resources and 
                oversight dedicated to such policies;''.

SEC. 1705. REPORTS ON DETERMINATIONS UNDER TITLE IV OF THE LIBERTAD 
              ACT.

    Section 401 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
(LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6091) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(e) Reports to Congress.--The Secretary of State shall, not later 
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection and 
every 3 months thereafter, submit to the Committee on International 
Relations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate a report on the implementation of this section. 
Each report shall include--
            ``(1) an unclassified list, by economic sector, of the 
        number of entities then under review pursuant to this section;
            ``(2) an unclassified list of all entities and a classified 
        list of all individuals that the Secretary of State has 
        determined to be subject to this section;
            ``(3) an unclassified list of all entities and a classified 
        list of all individuals that the Secretary of State has 
        determined are no longer subject to this section;
            ``(4) an explanation of the status of the review under way 
        for the cases referred to in paragraph (1); and
            ``(5) an unclassified explanation of each determination of 
        the Secretary of State under subsection (a) and each finding of 
        the Secretary under subsection (c)--
                    ``(A) since the date of the enactment of this Act, 
                in the case of the first report under this subsection; 
                and
                    ``(B) in the preceding 3-month period, in the case 
                of each subsequent report.''.

SEC. 1706. REPORTS AND POLICY CONCERNING DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY.

    (a) Annual Report Concerning Diplomatic Immunity.--
            (1) Report to congress.--The Secretary of State shall 
        prepare and submit to the Congress, annually, a report 
        concerning diplomatic immunity entitled ``Report on Cases 
        Involving Diplomatic Immunity''.
            (2) Content of report.--In addition to such other 
        information as the Secretary of State may consider appropriate, 
        the report under paragraph (1) shall include the following:
                    (A) The number of persons residing in the United 
                States who enjoy full immunity from the criminal 
                jurisdiction of the United States under laws extending 
                diplomatic privileges and immunities.
                    (B) Each case involving an alien described in 
                subparagraph (A) in which the appropriate authorities 
                of a State, a political subdivision of a State, or the 
                United States reported to the Department of State that 
                the authority had reasonable cause to believe the alien 
                committed a serious criminal offense within the United 
                States.
                    (C) Each case in which the United States has 
                certified that a person enjoys full immunity from the 
                criminal jurisdiction of the United States under laws 
                extending diplomatic privileges and immunities.
                    (D) The number of United States citizens who are 
                residing in a receiving state and who enjoy full 
                immunity from the criminal jurisdiction of such state 
                under laws extending diplomatic privileges and 
                immunities.
                    (E) Each case involving a United States citizen 
                under subparagraph (D) in which the United States has 
                been requested by the government of a receiving state 
                to waive the immunity from criminal jurisdiction of the 
                United States citizen.
            (3) Serious criminal offense defined.--The term ``serious 
        criminal offense'' means--
                    (A) any felony under Federal, State, or local law;
                    (B) any Federal, State, or local offense punishable 
                by a term of imprisonment of more than 1 year;
                    (C) any crime of violence as defined for purposes 
                of section 16 of title 18, United States Code; or
                    (D) driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs 
                or driving while intoxicated if the case involves 
                personal injury to another individual.
    (b) United States Policy Concerning Reform of Diplomatic 
Immunity.--It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of State 
should explore, in appropriate fora, whether states should enter into 
agreements and adopt legislation--
            (1) to provide jurisdiction in the sending state to 
        prosecute crimes committed in the receiving state by persons 
        entitled to immunity from criminal jurisdiction under laws 
        extending diplomatic privileges and immunities; and
            (2) to provide that where there is probable cause to 
        believe that an individual who is entitled to immunity from the 
        criminal jurisdiction of the receiving state under laws 
        extending diplomatic privileges and immunities committed a 
        serious crime, the sending state will waive such immunity or 
        the sending state will prosecute such individual.

SEC. 1707. CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT CONCERNING RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO 
              LIBERTY.

    It is the sense of the Congress that Radio Free Europe/Radio 
Liberty should continue surrogate broadcasting beyond the year 2000 to 
countries whose people do not yet fully enjoy freedom of expression. 
Recent events in Serbia, Belarus, and Slovakia, among other nations, 
demonstrate that even after the end of communist rule in such nations, 
tyranny under other names still threatens the freedom of their peoples, 
and hence the stability of Europe and the national security interest of 
the United States. The Broadcasting Board of Governors should therefore 
continue to allocate sufficient funds to Radio Free Europe/Radio 
Liberty to continue broadcasting at current levels to target countries 
and to increase these levels in response to renewed threats to freedom.

SEC. 1708. PROGRAMS OR PROJECTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY 
              AGENCY IN CUBA.

    (a) Withholding of United States Proportional Share of 
Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--Section 307(c) of the Foreign Assistance 
        Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2227(c)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``The limitations'' and inserting 
                ``(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the limitations''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), with respect to 
funds authorized to be appropriated by this chapter and available for 
the International Atomic Energy Agency, the limitations of subsection 
(a) shall apply to programs or projects of such Agency in Cuba.
    ``(B)(i) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to programs 
or projects of the International Atomic Energy Agency that provide for 
the discontinuation, dismantling, or safety inspection of nuclear 
facilities or related materials, or for inspections and similar 
activities designed to prevent the development of nuclear weapons by a 
country described in subsection (a).
    ``(ii) Clause (i) shall not apply with respect to the Juragua 
Nuclear Power Plant near Cienfuegos, Cuba, or the Pedro Pi Nuclear 
Research Center unless Cuba--
            ``(I) ratifies the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of 
        Nuclear Weapons (21 UST 483) or the Treaty for the Prohibition 
        of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (commonly known as the 
        Treaty of Tlatelolco);
            ``(II) negotiates full-scope safeguards of the 
        International Atomic Energy Agency not later than two years 
        after ratification by Cuba of such Treaty; and
            ``(III) incorporates internationally accepted nuclear 
        safety standards.''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect on October 1, 1997, or the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, whichever occurs later.
    (b) Opposition to Certain Programs or Projects.--The Secretary of 
State shall direct the United States representative to the 
International Atomic Energy Agency to oppose the following:
            (1) Technical assistance programs or projects of the Agency 
        at the Juragua Nuclear Power Plant near Cienfuegos, Cuba, and 
        at the Pedro Pi Nuclear Research Center.
            (2) Any other program or project of the Agency in Cuba that 
        is, or could become, a threat to the security of the United 
        States.
    (c) Reporting Requirements.--
            (1) Request for iaea reports.--The Secretary of State shall 
        direct the United States representative to the International 
        Atomic Energy Agency to request the Director-General of the 
        Agency to submit to the United States all reports prepared with 
        respect to all programs or projects of the Agency that are of 
        concern to the United States, including the programs or 
        projects described in subsection (b).
            (2) Annual reports to the congress.--Not later than 180 
        days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and on an 
        annual basis thereafter, the Secretary of State, in 
        consultation with the United States representative to the 
        International Atomic Energy Agency, shall prepare and submit to 
        the Congress a report containing a description of all programs 
        or projects of the Agency in each country described in section 
        307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
        2227(a)).

SEC. 1709. UNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO JERUSALEM AS THE 
              CAPITAL OF ISRAEL.

    (a) Limitation.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by 
section 1101(4) for ``Acquisition and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad'' 
$25,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $75,000,000 for the fiscal 
year 1999 is authorized to be appropriated for the construction of a 
United States Embassy in Jerusalem, Israel.
    (b) Limitation on Use of Funds for Consulate in Jerusalem.--None of 
the funds authorized to be appropriated by this division may be 
expended for the operation of a United States consulate or diplomatic 
facility in Jerusalem unless such consulate or diplomatic facility is 
under the supervision of the United States Ambassador to Israel.
    (c) Limitation on Use of Funds for Publications.--None of the funds 
authorized to be appropriated by this division may be available for the 
publication of any official government document which lists countries 
and their capital cities unless the publication identifies Jerusalem as 
the capital of Israel.
    (d) Record of Place of Birth.--For purposes of the registration of 
birth, certification of nationality, or issuance of a passport of a 
United States citizen born in the city of Jerusalem, upon request, the 
Secretary of State shall permit the place of birth to be recorded as 
Jerusalem, Israel.

SEC. 1710. REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE HAGUE CONVENTION ON 
              INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION.

    Beginning 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
every 12 months thereafter during the fiscal years 1998 and 1999, the 
Secretary shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report on the compliance with the provisions of The Hague Convention on 
the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction by the signatories 
to such convention. Each such report shall include the following 
information:
            (1) The number of applications for the return of children 
        submitted by United States citizens to the Central Authority 
        for the United States that remain unresolved more than 18 
        months after the date of filing.
            (2) A list of the countries to which children in unresolved 
        applications described in paragraph (1) are alleged to have 
        been abducted.
            (3) A list of the countries that have demonstrated a 
        pattern of noncompliance with the obligations of such 
        convention with respect to applications for the return of 
        children submitted by United States citizens to the Central 
        Authority for the United States.
            (4) Detailed information on each unresolved case described 
        in paragraph (1) and on actions taken by the Department of 
        State to resolve each such case.

SEC. 1711. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS RELATING TO RECOGNITION OF THE 
              ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY.

    It is the sense of the Congress that the United States should use 
its influence with the Turkish Government and as a permanent member of 
the United Nations Security Council to suggest that the Turkish 
Government--
            (1) recognize the Ecumenical Patriarchate and its 
        nonpolitical, religious mission;
            (2) ensure the continued maintenance of the institution's 
        physical security needs, as provided for under Turkish and 
        international law, including but not limited to, the Treaty of 
        Lausanne, the 1968 Protocol, the Helsinki Final Act (1975), and 
        the Charter of Paris;
            (3) provide for the proper protection and safety of the 
        Ecumenical Patriarch and Patriarchate personnel; and
            (4) reopen the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Halki Patriarchal 
        School of Theology.

SEC. 1712. RETURN OF HONG KONG TO PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

    It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) the return of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of 
        China should be carried out in a peaceful manner, with respect 
        for the rule of law and respect for human rights, freedom of 
        speech, freedom of the press, freedom of association, freedom 
        of movement; and
            (2) these basic freedoms are not incompatible with the rich 
        culture and history of the People's Republic of China.

SEC. 1713. DEVELOPMENT OF DEMOCRACY IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The United States stands as a beacon of democracy and 
        freedom in the world.
            (2) A stable and democratic Republic of Serbia is important 
        to the interests of the United States, the international 
        community, and to peace in the Balkans.
            (3) Democratic forces in the Republic of Serbia are 
        beginning to emerge, notwithstanding the efforts of Europe's 
        longest-standing communist dictator, Slobodan Milosevic.
            (4) The Republic of Serbia completed municipal elections on 
        November 17, 1996.
            (5) In 14 of Serbia's 18 largest cities, and in a total of 
        42 major municipalities, candidates representing parties in 
        opposition to the Socialist Party of President Milosevic and 
        the Yugoslav United Left Party of his wife Mirjana Markovic won 
        a majority of the votes cast.
            (6) Socialist Party-controlled election commissions and 
        government authorities thwarted the people's will by annulling 
        free elections in the cities of Belgrade, Nis, Smederevska 
        Palanka, and several other cities where opposition party 
        candidates won fair elections.
            (7) Countries belonging to the Organization for Security 
        and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on January 3, 1997, called 
        upon President Milosevic and all the political forces in the 
        Republic of Serbia to honor the people's will and honor the 
        election results.
            (8) Hundreds of thousands of Serbs marched in the streets 
        of Belgrade on a daily basis from November 20, 1996, through 
        February 1997, demanding the implementation of the election 
        results and greater democracy in the country.
            (9) The partial reinstatement of opposition party victories 
        in January 1997 and the subsequent enactment by the Serbian 
        legislature of a special law implementing the results of all 
        the 1996 municipal elections does not atone for the Milosevic 
        regime's trampling of rule of law, orderly succession of power, 
        and freedom of speech and of assembly.
            (10) The Serbian authorities have sought to continue to 
        hinder the growth of a free and independent news media in the 
        Republic of Serbia, in particular the broadcast news media, and 
        harassed journalists performing their professional duties.
    (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) the United States, the Organization for Security and 
        Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and the international community 
        should continue to press the Government of the Republic of 
        Serbia to ensure the implementation of free, fair, and honest 
        presidential and parliamentary elections in 1997, and to fully 
        abide by their outcome;
            (2) the United States, the OSCE, the international 
        community, nongovernmental organizations, and the private 
        sector should continue to promote the building of democratic 
        institutions and civic society in the Republic of Serbia, help 
        strengthen the independent news media, and press for the 
        Government of the Republic of Serbia to respect the rule of 
        law; and
            (3) the normalization of relations between the Federal 
        Republic of Yugoslavia and the United States requires, among 
        other things, that President Milosevic and the leadership of 
        Serbia--
                    (A) ensure the implementation of free, fair, and 
                honest presidential and parliamentary elections in 
                1997;
                    (B) abide by the outcome of such elections; and
                    (C) promote the building of democratic 
                institutions, including strengthening the independent 
                news media and respecting the rule of law.

SEC. 1714. RELATIONS WITH VIETNAM.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) the development of a cooperative bilateral relationship 
        between the United States and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 
        should facilitate maximum progress toward resolving outstanding 
        POW/MIA issues, promote the protection of human rights 
        including universally recognized religious, political, and 
        other freedoms, contribute to regional stability, and encourage 
        continued development of mutually beneficial economic 
        relations;
            (2) the satisfactory resolution of United States concerns 
        with respect to outstanding POW/MIA, human rights, and refugee 
        issues is essential to the full normalization of relations 
        between the United States and Vietnam;
            (3) the United States should upgrade the priority afforded 
        to the ongoing bilateral human rights dialog between the United 
        States and Vietnam by requiring the Department of State to 
        schedule the next dialog with Vietnam, and all subsequent 
        dialogs, at a level no lower than that of Assistant Secretary 
        of State;
            (4) during any future negotiations regarding the provision 
        of Overseas Private Investment Corporation insurance to 
        American companies investing in Vietnam and the granting of 
        Generalized System of Preference status for Vietnam, the United 
        States Government should strictly hold the Government of 
        Vietnam to internationally recognized worker rights standards, 
        including the right of association, the right to organize and 
        bargain collectively, and the prohibition on the use of any 
        forced or compulsory labor; and
            (5) the Department of State should consult with other 
        governments to develop a coordinated multilateral strategy to 
        encourage Vietnam to invite the United Nations Special 
        Rapporteur on Religious Intolerance to visit Vietnam to carry 
        out inquiries and make recommendations.
    (b) Report to Congress.--In order to provide Congress with the 
necessary information by which to evaluate the relationship between the 
United States and Vietnam, the Secretary shall report to the 
appropriate congressional committees, not later than 90 days after the 
enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter during fiscal years 
1998 and 1999, on the extent to which--
            (1) the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is 
        cooperating with the United States in providing the fullest 
        possible accounting of all unresolved POW/MIA cases through the 
        provision of records and the unilateral and joint recovery and 
        repatriation of American remains;
            (2) the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has 
        made progress toward the release of all political and religious 
        prisoners, including but not limited to Catholic, Protestant, 
        and Buddhist clergy;
            (3) the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is 
        cooperating with requests by the United States to obtain full 
        and free access to persons of humanitarian interest to the 
        United States for interviews under the Orderly Departure (ODP) 
        and Resettlement Opportunities for Vietnamese Refugees (ROVR) 
        programs, and in providing exit visas for such persons;
            (4) the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has 
        taken vigorous action to end extortion, bribery, and other 
        corrupt practices in connection with such exit visas; and
            (5) the Government of the United States is making vigorous 
        efforts to interview and resettle former reeducation camp 
        victims, their immediate families including, but not limited 
        to, unmarried sons and daughters, former United States 
        Government employees, and other persons eligible for the ODP 
        program, and to give such persons the full benefit of all 
        applicable United States laws including, but not limited to, 
        sections 599D and 599E of the Foreign Operations, Export 
        Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1990 
        (Public Law 101-167).

SEC. 1715. STATEMENT CONCERNING RETURN OF OR COMPENSATION FOR WRONGLY 
              CONFISCATED FOREIGN PROPERTIES.

    The Congress--
            (1) welcomes the efforts of many post-Communist countries 
        to address the complex and difficult question of the status of 
        plundered properties;
            (2) urges countries which have not already done so to 
        return plundered properties to their rightful owners or, as an 
        alternative, pay compensation, in accordance with principles of 
        justice and in a manner that is just, transparent, and fair;
            (3) calls for the urgent return of property formerly 
        belonging to Jewish communities as a means of redressing the 
        particularly compelling problems of aging and destitute 
        survivors of the Holocaust;
            (4) calls on the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, 
        Romania, Slovakia, and any other country with restrictions 
        which require those whose properties have been wrongly 
        plundered by Nazi or Communist regimes to reside in or have the 
        citizenship of the country from which they now seek restitution 
        or compensation to remove such restrictions from their 
        restitution or compensation laws;
            (5) calls upon foreign financial institutions, and the 
        states having legal authority over their operation, that 
        possess wrongfully and illegally obtained property confiscated 
        from Holocaust victims, from residents of former Warsaw Pact 
        states who were forbidden by Communist law from obtaining 
        restitution of such property, and from states that were 
        occupied by Nazi, Fascist, or Communist forces, to assist and 
        to cooperate fully with efforts to restore this property to its 
        rightful owners; and
            (6) urges post-Communist countries to pass and effectively 
        implement laws that provide for restitution of, or compensation 
        for, plundered property.

SEC. 1716. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING UNITED STATES CITIZENS HELD 
              IN PRISONS IN PERU.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Government of Peru has made substantial progress in 
        the effort to restrict the flow of illicit drugs from Peru to 
        the United States.
            (2) The Government of Peru has cooperated greatly with the 
        United States Government to stop individuals and organizations 
        seeking to transport illicit drugs from Peru to the United 
        States and to jail such drug exporters.
            (3) Any individual engaging in such exporting of illicit 
        drugs and convicted in a court of law should face stiff 
        penalties.
            (4) Any such individual should also have a right to timely 
        legal procedures.
            (5) Two United States citizens, Jennifer Davis and Krista 
        Barnes, were arrested in Peru on September 25, 1996, for 
        attempting to transport illicit drugs from Peru to the United 
        States.
            (6) Ms. Davis and Ms. Barnes have admitted their guilt upon 
        arrest and to an investigative judge.
            (7) Ms. Davis and Ms. Barnes have volunteered to cooperate 
        fully with Peruvian judicial authorities in naming individuals 
        responsible for drug trafficking and several have been 
        arrested.
            (8) More than seven months after their arrest, Ms. Davis 
        and Ms. Barnes have not yet been formally charged with a crime.
            (9) Peruvian domestic law mandates that formal charges be 
        brought within four to six months after arrest.
    (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that 
the Government of Peru should respect the rights of prisoners to timely 
legal procedures, including the rights of all United States citizens 
held in prisons in Peru.

SEC. 1717. ASSISTANCE FOR ETHIOPIA.

    The Department of State should closely monitor and take into 
account human rights progress in Ethiopia as it obligates fiscal year 
1998 and 1999 funds for Ethiopia authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act.

SEC. 1718. SPECIAL ENVOYS FOR MUTUAL DISARMAMENT.

    The President shall instruct the United States Ambassador to the 
United Nations to support in the Security Council, the General 
Assembly, and other United Nations bodies, resolutions and other 
efforts to--
            (1) appoint special envoys for conflict prevention to 
        organize and conduct, in cooperation with appropriate 
        multilateral institutions, mutual disarmament talks in every 
        region of the world in which all nations would participate, and 
        to report to international financial institutions on the degree 
        of cooperation of governments with these talks;
            (2) commit each member state to agree to meet with its 
        regional special envoy within 3 months of appointment to 
        deliver and discuss its proposal for regional (and, where 
        appropriate, international) confidence-building measures, 
        including mutual reductions in the size, proximity, and 
        technological sophistication of its and other nations' armed 
        forces, that would lead to significant cuts in threat levels 
        and military spending; and
            (3) commit each member state to agree to continue meeting 
        with the special envoy and such regional bodies and states as 
        the special envoy shall suggest to complete negotiations on 
        such confidence-building measures, with the goal of making 
        significant cuts in military spending by the year 2000.

SEC. 1719. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF NUCLER 
              WASTE FROM TAIWAN TO NORTH KOREA.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The Republic of China on Taiwan (Taiwan) is considering 
        transferring low-level nuclear waste to the Democratic People's 
        Republic of Korea (North Korea) and paying North Korea an 
        amount in excess of $220,000,000 to accept the nuclear waste.
            (2) The transfer of nuclear waste across international 
        boundaries creates worldwide environmental safety concerns.
            (3) North Korea rejected the request of the International 
        Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to inspect 2 nuclear facilities at 
        Yongbyon in March 1993, in violation of Article III of the 
        Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, to which 
        North Korea is a signatory.
            (4) North Korea has historically been unwilling to allow 
        any third party investigators to inspect its nuclear waste 
        storage facilities.
            (5) The failure of North Korea to store nuclear waste 
        safely raises environmental concerns on the Korean peninsula.
            (6) The United States has in excess of 37,000 military 
        personnel, plus their families, on the Korean peninsula.
            (7) The current North Korean regime has been linked to 
        numerous terrorist activities, including the bombing in 1987 of 
        a Korean Airline aircraft, and the bombing in 1983 in Rangoon, 
        Burma, which killed 4 South Korean Government and 13 diplomatic 
        officials.
            (8) North Korea continues to be listed by the United States 
        Department of State as a state supporting international 
        terrorism.
            (9) The several hundred million dollars of hard currency 
        generated by this transaction could be used by the militarist 
        regime in North Korea to continue their reign of terror over 
        their own people and the sovereign nations of the Pacific Rim.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that the 
Government of Taiwan should refrain from issuing an export license for 
the transfer of nuclear waste to North Korea until all parties on the 
Korean peninsula can be assured that--
            (1) North Korea can safely handle this nuclear waste;
            (2) North Korea will submit to independent third party 
        inspection of their nuclear storage facilities; and
            (3) North Korea indicates a willingness to comply with the 
        commitments it made in the ``Agreed Framework'', entered into 
        in 1994 between North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and the United 
        States, relating to nuclear materials and facilities in North 
        Korea, and meet International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards 
        with respect to North Korea's nuclear program.

SEC. 1720. CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT REGARDING PRIME MINISTER GUJRAL OF 
              INDIA.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Prime Minister Gujral of India has recently received a 
        vote of confidence from the Indian parliament.
            (2) Prime Minister Gujral is committed to strengthening 
        ties between the United States and India through the 
        continuation of free market reforms and initiatives.
            (3) The Gujral government is on the verge of passing a 
        budget package that will carry forward economic reforms 
        initiated in 1991 that have opened India to foreign investment 
        and trade.
            (4) Prime Minister Gujral has made it a priority to improve 
        relations with Pakistan and has recently met with the Prime 
        Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, to better relations between 
        the two countries.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that the 
Clinton Administration should support and work closely with Indian 
Prime Minister Gujral in strengthening relations between the United 
States and India and improving relations in the South Asia region.

SEC. 1721. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING THE SOVEREIGNTY OF BELARUS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that the President should strongly 
urge the Government of President Aleksandr Lukashenka of the Republic 
of Belarus to defend the sovereignty of Belarus, maintain its 
independence from the Russian Federation, abide by the provisions of 
the Helsinki Accords and guarantee freedom of the press, allow for the 
flowering of the Belarusan language and culture, and enforce the 
separation of powers.

SEC. 1722. CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT REGARDING THE ACCESSION OF TAIWAN TO 
              THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The people of the United States and the people of the 
        Republic of China on Taiwan have long enjoyed extensive ties.
            (2) Taiwan is currently the 8th largest trading partner of 
        the United States, and exports from the United States to Taiwan 
        total more than $18,000,000 annually, substantially more than 
        the United States exports to the People's Republic of China.
            (3) The executive branch has committed publicly to support 
        Taiwan's bid to join the World Trade Organization and has 
        declared that the United States will not oppose this bid solely 
        on the grounds that the People's Republic of China, which also 
        seeks membership in the World Trade Organization, is not yet 
        eligible because of its unacceptable trade practices.
            (4) The United States and Taiwan have concluded discussions 
        on a variety of outstanding trade isues that remain unresolved 
        with the People's Republic of China and that are necessary for 
        the United States to support Taiwan's membership in the World 
        Trade Organization.
            (5) The reversion of control over Hong Kong--a member of 
        the World Trade Organization--to the People's Republic of 
        China, scheduled by treaty to occur on July 1, 1997, will, in 
        many respects, afford to the People's Republic of China the 
        practical benefit of membership in the World Trade Organization 
        for the substantial portion of its trade in goods--despite the 
        fact that the trade practices of the People's Republic of China 
        currently fall far short of what the United States expects for 
        membership in the World Trade Organization.
            (6) The executive branch has announced its interest in the 
        admission of the People's Republic of China to the World Trade 
        Organization; the fundamental sense of fairness of the people 
        of the United States warrants the United States Government's 
        support for Taiwan's relatively more meritorious application 
        for membership in the World Trade Organization.
            (7) It is in the economic interest of United States 
        consumers and exporters for Taiwan to complete the requirements 
        for accession to the World Trade Organization at the earliest 
        possible moment.
    (b) Congressional Statement.--The Congress favors public support by 
officials of the Department of State for the accession of Taiwan to the 
World Trade Organization.

SEC. 1723. REPORTS AND POLICY CONCERNING HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN 
              LAOS.

    Within 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Sate shall report to the appropriate congressional committees on the 
allegations of persecution and abuse of the Hmong and Laotian refugees 
who have returned to Laos. The report shall include:
            (1) A full investigation, including full documentation of 
        individual cases of persecution, of the Lao Government's 
        treatment of Hmong and Laotian refugees who have returned to 
        Laos.
            (2) The steps the State Department will take to continue to 
        monitor any systematic human rights violations by the 
        Government of Laos.
            (3) The actions which the State Department will take to 
        ensure the cessation of human rights violations.

SEC. 1724. REPORT ON BORDER CLOSURES OR ECONOMIC OR COMMERCIAL 
              BLOCKADES AFFECTING IN THE INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE 
              FORMER SOVIET UNION.

    (a) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act the President shall prepare and 
        transmit to the Congress a report on any border closure or use 
        of an economic or commercial blockade by or against any 
        independent state of the former Soviet Union against any other 
        country.
            (2) Contents of report.--Such report shall contain a 
        description of the extent to which such a closure or blockade 
        restricts, directly or indirectly, the transport or delivery of 
        United States humanitarian assistance, and whether such closure 
        or blockade is considered to restrict, directly or indirectly, 
        the transport or delivery of such assistance for purposes of 
        section 620I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
        2379).
    (b) Definition.--The term ``independent states of the former Soviet 
Union'' has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Freedom for 
Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support Act 
of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5801).

SEC. 1725. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING THE NAGORNO-KARABAGH 
              CONFLICT.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) the United States shouls take a greater leadership role 
        in working for a negotiated settlement of the Nagorno-Karabagh 
        conflict;
            (2) the Secretary of State should consider the 
        participation of the United States as a co-chair of the OSCE's 
        Minsk Group a priority of the Department of State; and
            (3) the United States reaffirms its neutrality in the 
        conflict.
    (b) Congressional Statement.--The Congress urges the President of 
the United States and the Secretary of State to encourage direct talks 
between the parties to the Nagorno-Karabagh conflict.

SEC. 1726. CRISIS IN ALBANIA.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) During March 1997 United States Armed Forces personnel 
        evacuated approximately 500 Americans from Albania.
            (2) No Americans were injured in the evacuation.
            (3) The military operation was at times risky and 
        dangerous, with helicopters of the United States Armed Forces 
        occasionally receiving fire.
            (4) Several United States diplomats, including Ambassador 
        Marissa Lino, remained in Tirana during these unsettled and 
        perilous times.
            (5) The evacuation is the result of a rebellion in Albania 
        which followed the collapse of several pyramid investment 
        schemes.
            (6) Hundreds of thousands of Albanian citizens lost large 
        portions of their life savings in the pyramid investment 
        schemes.
            (7) Hundreds of Albanians have been killed since the crisis 
        began.
            (8) The almost complete collapse of central governmental 
        authority left Albania in a state of near-anarchy.
            (9) Many weapons depots were raided by the general 
        population of Albania and many small arms were taken by the 
        citizenry.
            (10) The proliferation of weapons in Albania has made the 
        situation very dangerous.
            (11) On March 9, 1997, Albania's political parties agreed 
        to a nine-point agreement on political reconciliation.
            (12) Under the nine-point agreement, President Sali 
        Berisha, a member of the ruling Democratic Party, appointed a 
        broadly based unity government, led by an opposition socialist, 
        former mayor of Gjirokaster Bashkim Fino.
            (13) Under the nine-point agreement, President Berisha and 
        opposition parties have agreed to hold general elections by 
        June 1997.
            (14) More than 5,500 multinational troops, led by Italy, 
        have entered Albania in order to stabilize the nation and to 
        create a safe security environment for the distribution of 
        humanitarian assistance.
    (b) Declaration of Policy.--The Congress declares the following:
            (1) United States Armed Forces personnel are to be 
        commended for the evacuation operations in Albania.
            (2) United States diplomats are to be commended for their 
        service in Albania during these dangerous times.
            (3) The nine-point agreement of March 9, 1997, among all 
        Albanian political parties represents a key step toward lifting 
        Albania out of the current crisis.
            (4) Albania's new multiparty leadership is strongly urged 
        to implement in good faith the terms of the nine-point 
        agreement of March 9, 1997, and to do all possible to reinspire 
        the trust of the Albanian people.
            (5) The Albanian people are strongly urged to afford their 
        new government an opportunity to govern by laying down weapons 
        and making any changes to the government through peaceful 
        means, particularly the upcoming elections.
            (6) The United States should support the new Albanian 
        Government as it attempts to reestablish calm and achieve 
        political reconciliation and should urge the new government to 
        guarantee human rights, free and fair elections, and freedom of 
        expression.
            (7) The United States must remain closely engaged in the 
        diplomatic efforts to ease Albania's crisis and should strongly 
        support similar efforts by the Organization for Security and 
        Cooperation in Europe and the multinational force, led by 
        Italy, seeking to stabilize Albania.
            (8) The United States and the international community 
        should work with the new Albanian Government to ensure that 
        upcoming elections will be free and fair by supplying political 
        inducement, technical advice, and large numbers of observers.
            (9) The United States should support the convening of a 
        multinational conference, possibly in Rome, Italy, to consider 
        options for assisting Albania recover from the political and 
        economic crisis.
            (10) The United States should oppose any challenge to 
        Albania's international borders or territorial integrity 
        offered as a potential solution to the conflict.

SEC. 1727. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS CONCERNING ASSISTANCE FOR UKRAINE.

    (a) In General.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) the Government and nation of Ukraine are to be 
        commended for their decision to relinquish the nuclear weapons 
        in the possession of Ukraine after the demise of the former 
        Soviet Union;
            (2) the Government of Ukraine is to be commended for its 
        recent announcement that Ukrainian enterprises will not 
        participate in the construction of nuclear reactors in Iran;
            (3) the Government of Ukraine is to be commended for taking 
        a positive and cooperative position with regard to the 
        admission into the NATO alliance of new member-states in 
        Central and Eastern Europe, particularly Ukraine's willingness 
        to negotiate a bilateral charter with that alliance;
            (4) the Government of Ukraine is to be commended for its 
        efforts to ensure that the Russian-dominated Commonwealth of 
        Independent States organization does not serve as a means to 
        reintegrate the independent states of the former Soviet Union 
        into a new political entity under Russian leadership and 
        occupying the territory that comprised the former Soviet Union;
            (5) the Government of Ukraine should immediately move to 
        ensure that United States investors who have been subjected to 
        extortion, fraud, or other criminal activity, or to 
        inappropriate, corrupt activities carried out by officials or 
        representatives of the Ukrainian Government, are provided with 
        full restitution or compensation for their losses;
            (6) the nation and Government of Ukraine are to be 
        commended for the adoption of a democratic constitution, the 
        conduct of free and fair elections, and the peaceful transfer 
        of executive power since Ukraine gained its independence in 
        1991; and
            (7) the President should respond positively to any request 
        made by the government of Ukraine for United States government 
        agencies assistance and involvement in the implementation of 
        additional programs to fight corruption in Ukraine and to 
        ensure that American investors in that country are not 
        subjected to unfair, inappropriate, or criminal practices on 
        the part of officials of the Government of Ukraine or any 
        citizens of Ukraine.
    (b) Availability of Amounts for Ukraine.--It is further the sense 
of the Congress that the President should ensure that Ukraine receives 
assistance for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for political and economic 
reforms at a level equal to that allocated to Ukraine for fiscal year 
1997.

SEC. 1728. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH CHILD AND 
              SPOUSAL SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS BY UNITED NATIONS PERSONNEL.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) all United Nations staff, including diplomats, should 
        comply with binding United States Federal, State, and local 
        court orders regarding child and spousal support obligations;
            (2) the internal regulations of the United Nations allows--
                    (A) the United Nations to release staff salary 
                information to the courts in spousal and child support 
                cases;
                    (B) the Secretary General to authorize deduction of 
                dependency related allowances from staff salary;
                    (C) the United Nations to cooperate with 
                appropriate authorities to facilitate proper legal or 
                judicial resolution of the family's claim.
    (b) Congressional Statement.--The Secretary of State should urge 
the United Nations to fully comply with regulations regarding 
compliance with child and spousal support obligations by United Nations 
personnel, in a timely manner and to the fullest extent possible.
    (c) Limitation on Payment of Arrearages to the United Nations.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, of funds appropriated 
for the payment of United States arrearages to the United Nations out 
of funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act, $10,000,000 shall 
not be available until the Secretary of State certifies that--
            (1) the United Nations is actively enforcing child and 
        spousal support payments in compliance with Federal, State, and 
        local court orders; and
            (2) the United Nations is actively reforming its pension 
        policy, making the United Nations pension fund subject to 
        Federal, State, or local court orders of spousal or child 
        support.

SEC. 1729. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF AZERBAIJAN'S 
              CASPIAN SEA PETROLEUM RESERVES.

    It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) the President should seek cooperation from the 
        governments of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey, as well as 
        private companies with an interest in developing Azerbaijan's 
        Caspian Sea petroleum reserves, to encourage the construction 
        of a pipeline route from Azerbaijan through Armenia that could 
        reach Turkey and Mediterranean sea ports; and
            (2) such a route for a pipeline should in no way prejudice 
        other trans-Caucasus pipeline routes, but would help to promote 
        stability and economic growth in the Caucasus region, improving 
        relations between neighboring countries and the United States.

SEC. 1730. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS CONCERNING THE RIGHTS OF PRISONERS IN 
              ANDEAN COUNTRIES.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
    (1) Several American prisoners have spent years in Ecuadorian 
prisons on drug-related offenses without having received a trial.
            (2) The prisoners include James Williams, a United States 
        citizen who has been held for 9 months without any findings, 
        and Sandra Chase, who has been held for more than 18 months and 
        has never seen a judge.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that the 
Governments of the Andean countries of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, 
Columbia, and Venezuela, should respect the rights of prisoners, 
including United States citizens, to timely legal procedures and abide 
by international standards of due process.

SEC. 1731. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--Section 481(e)(4) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291(e)(4)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), inserting ``or under chapter 5 
        of part II'' after ``(including chapter 4 of part II)''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before the semicolon 
        at the end the following: ``, other than sales or financing 
        provided for narcotics-related purposes following notification 
        in accordance with procedures applicable to reprogramming 
        notifications under section 634A of this Act.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to assistance provided on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 1732. SCHOLARSHIPS TO TIBETAN AND BURMESE STUDENTS.

    Notwithstanding section 1407(b)(1) of this Act, for each of the 
fiscal years 1998 and 1999 at least 30 scholarships shall be made 
available to Tibetan students and professionals who are outside of 
Tibet (if practicable, including individuals active in the preservation 
of Tibet's unique culture, religion, and language), and at least 15 
scholarships shall be made available to Burmese students and 
professionals who are outside of Burma.

SEC. 1733. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION AND 
              SUPPORT OF TERRORISM BY SUDAN.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Continued disregard of the freedom of religion by Sudan 
        is unacceptable.
            (2) Continued support of terrorist activities by Sudan is 
        of deepest concern and shall not be tolerated.
    (b) Financial Transactions With Terrorists.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the exception with respect to Sudan under 
section 2332(a) of title 18, United States Code (provided in 
regulations issued in August 1996 by the Office of Foreign Assets 
Control of the Department of the Treasury) shall cease to be effective 
on the date of the enactment of this Act. No such exception under this 
section may be issued with respect to Sudan until the President 
certifies to the Congress that Sudan is no longer sponsoring or 
supporting terrorism. This restriction shall not be interpreted to 
restrict humanitarian assistance or transactions relating to normal 
diplomatic activities.

SEC. 1734. SANCTIONS AGAINST SYRIA.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Syria remains in a state of war with Israel and 
        maintains large numbers of heavily armed forces near the border 
        with Israel.
            (2) Syria occupies Lebanon with almost 40,000 troops and 
        maintains undue influence on all aspects of the Lebanese 
        Government and society.
            (3) Syria continues to provide safe haven and support for 
        several groups that engage in terrorism, according to the 
        Department of State's ``Patterns of Global Terrorism'' report 
        for 1996.
            (4) Syria was listed by the Department of State as a 
        country that does not cooperate in the war on drugs.
            (5) Syria has not signed the Chemical Weapons Convention, 
        and numerous reports indicate that Syria has increased the 
        production and level of sophistication of chemical weapons. 
        Reports also indicate that such unconventional warheads have 
        been loaded on SCUD-type ballistic missiles with the range to 
        reach numerous targets in friendly nations, such as Israel, 
        Turkey, and Jordan.
            (6) Syria routinely commits a wide array of serious human 
        rights violations, and according to a recent Human Rights Watch 
        report, is engaging in the abduction of Lebanese citizens and 
        Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
            (7) Several reports indicate that Syria knowingly allowed 
        the explosives used in the June 1996 Dharan bombing, which 
        killed 19 United States service personnel, to pass through 
        Syria from Lebanon to Saudi Arabia.
            (8) More than 20 trips by former Secretary of State 
        Christopher to Damascus, a meeting between President Clinton 
        and Syrian President Hafez Assad, and a Department of State-
        sponsored intensive negotiation session at Wye Plantation were 
        all unsuccessful in convincing Syria to make peace with Israel. 
        At the same time, most reports indicated that Israel was 
        prepared to make substantial concessions of land in exchange 
        for peace.
            (9) According to the Central Intelligence Agency World Fact 
        Book of 1995, petroleum comprises 53 percent of Syrian exports.
            (10) By imposing sanctions against the Syrian petroleum 
        industry, the United States can apply additional pressure 
        against Syria to press the Assad regime to change its dangerous 
        and destabilizing policies.
    (b) Policy.--It is the sense of the Congress that the United States 
should consider applying to Syria sanctions which are currently 
enforced against Iran and Libya under the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act 
of 1996 if the Government of Syria does not eliminate its dangerous and 
destabilizing policies.

SEC. 1735. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS RELATING TO THE ABDUCTION AND 
              DETAINMENT OF DONALD HUTCHINGS OF THE STATE OF 
              WASHINGTON.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Al-Faran, a militant organization that seeks to merge 
        Kashmir with Pakistan, has waged a war against the Government 
        of India.
            (2) During the week of July 2, 1995, Al-Faran abducted 
        Donald Hutchings of the State of Washington, another American 
        John Childs, and 4 Western Europeans in the State of Jammu and 
        Kashmir. John Childs has since escaped.
            (3) Al-Faran has executed one hostage and threatened to 
        kill Donald Hutchings and the remaining Western European 
        hostages unless the Government of India agrees to release 
        suspected guerrillas from its jails.
            (4) Several militants have been captured by the Indian 
        Government and have given conflicting and unconfirmed reports 
        about the hostages.
            (5) Donald Hutchings and the 3 remaining Western European 
        hostages have been held against their will by Al-Faran for 
        nearly 2 years.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) the militant organization Al-Faran should release, 
        immediately, Donald Hutchings and 3 Western Europeans from 
        captivity;
            (2) Al-Faran and their supporters should cease and desist 
        from all acts of hostage-taking and other violent acts within 
        the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
            (3) the State Department Rewards Program should be used to 
        the greatest extent possible to solicit new information 
        pertaining to hostages; and
            (4) the governments of the United States, the United 
        Kingdom, Germany, Norway, India, and Pakistan should share and 
        investigate all information relating to these hostages as 
        quickly as possible.

SEC. 1736. CUBAN CIGARS.

    It is the sense of Congress that the United States should not 
prohibit the importation into the United States, or the sale or 
distribution in the United States, of cigars that are the product of 
Cuba at such time as the Government of Cuba has--
            (1) freed all political prisoners;
            (2) legalized all political activity; and
            (3) agreed to hold free and fair elections.

SEC. 1737. INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR IRELAND.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``MacBride 
Principles of Economic Justice Act of 1997''.
    (b) Additional Requirements.--
            (1) Purposes.--Section 2(b) of the Anglo-Irish Agreement 
        Support Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-415; 100 Stat. 947) is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new sentences: 
        ``United States contributions shall be used in a manner that 
        effectively increases employment opportunities in communities 
        with rates of unemployment significantly higher than the local 
        or urban average of unemployment in Northern Ireland. In 
        addition, such contributions shall be used to benefit 
        individuals residing in such communities.''.
            (2) Conditions and understandings.--Section 5(a) of such 
        Act is amended--
                    (A) in the first sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``The United States'' and 
                        inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--The United States'';
                            (ii) by striking ``in this Act may be 
                        used'' and inserting the following: ``in this 
                        Act--
                    ``(A) may be used'';
                            (iii) by striking the period and inserting 
                        ``; and''; and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) may be provided to an individual or entity in 
                Northern Ireland only if such individual or entity is 
                in compliance with the principles of economic 
                justice.''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``The 
                restrictions'' and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Additional requirements.--The restrictions''.
            (3) Prior certifications.--Section 5(c)(2) of such Act is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``principle of 
                equality'' and all that follows and inserting 
                ``principles of economic justice; and''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before the 
                period at the end the following: ``and will create 
                employment opportunities in regions and communities of 
                Northern Ireland suffering the highest rates of 
                unemployment''.
            (4) Annual reports.--Section 6 of such Act is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(4) each individual or entity receiving assistance from 
        United States contributions to the International Fund has 
        agreed in writing to comply with the principles of economic 
        justice.''.
            (5) Requirements relating to funds.--Section 7 of such Act 
        is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Prohibition.--Nothing included herein shall require quotas or 
reverse discrimination or mandate their use.''.
            (6) Definitions.--Section 8 of such Act is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraphs:
            ``(3) the term `Northern Ireland' includes the counties of 
        Antrim, Armagh, Derry, Down, Tyrone, and Fermanagh; and
            ``(4) the term `principles of economic justice' means the 
        following principles:
                    ``(A) Increasing the representation of individuals 
                from underrepresented religious groups in the 
                workforce, including managerial, supervisory, 
                administrative, clerical, and technical jobs.
                    ``(B) Providing adequate security for the 
                protection of minority employees at the workplace.
                    ``(C) Banning provocative sectarian or political 
                emblems from the workplace.
                    ``(D) Providing that all job openings be advertised 
                publicly and providing that special recruitment efforts 
                be made to attract applicants from underrepresented 
                religious groups.
                    ``(E) Providing that layoff, recall, and 
                termination procedures do not favor a particular 
                religious group.
                    ``(F) Abolishing job reservations, apprenticeship 
                restrictions, and differential employment criteria 
                which discriminate on the basis of religion.
                    ``(G) Providing for the development of training 
                programs that will prepare substantial numbers of 
                minority employees for skilled jobs, including the 
                expansion of existing programs and the creation of new 
                programs to train, upgrade, and improve the skills of 
                minority employees.
                    ``(H) Establishing procedures to assess, identify, 
                and actively recruit minority employees with the 
                potential for further advancement.
                    ``(I) Providing for the appointment of a senior 
                management staff member to be responsible for the 
                employment efforts of the entity and, within a 
                reasonable period of time, the implementation of the 
                principles described in subparagraphs (A) through 
                (H).''.
            (7) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
        this Act.

SEC. 1738. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING ASSISTANCE TO LITHUANIA AND 
              LATVIA.

    It is the sense of the United States House of Representatives 
that--
            (1) adequate assistance should be provided to Lithuania and 
        Latvia in fiscal year 1998;
            (2) assistance to Lithuania should be continued beyond 
        fiscal year 1998 as it continues to build democratic and free 
        market institutions; and
            (3) the President should consider continuing assistance to 
        Latvia beyond fiscal year 1998, as appropriate, to build 
        democratic and free market institutions.

SEC. 1739. STATEMENT CONCERNING CONFLICT IN EAST TIMOR.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Indonesia invaded East Timor in 1975 and has since 
        systematically oppressed the people of East Timor.
            (2) Since 1975 one-third of the population of East Timor is 
        estimated to have perished of starvation, war, and terror.
            (3) Indonesia's invasion was condemned by the United 
        Nations, as was its subsequent occupation of East Timor.
            (4) On November 12, 1991, Indonesian troops opened fire on 
        thousands of peaceful mourners and demonstrators at the Santa 
        Cruz cemetery in Dili, the capital of East Timor, killing 
        hundreds and wounding hundreds.
            (5) Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo has been the 
        preeminent representative of the people of East Timor, and has 
        at great risk to his own life fought for the human and civil 
        rights of the people of East Timor, while also being a 
        steadfast advocate for nonviolence and dialogue between the 
        people of East Timor and the Indonesian authorities.
    (b) Declaration of Policy.--The Congress affirms its support for a 
just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor.

SEC. 1740. DESIGNATION OF ROMANIA AS ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER THE 
              NATO PARTICIPATION ACT OF 1994.

    (a) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) Romania has made tremendous progress toward meeting the 
        criteria for accession into the North Atlantic Treaty 
        Organization (NATO) by establishing a mature and functioning 
        democracy, a free market economy, civilian control of the armed 
        forces, respect for the rule of law, respect for human rights 
        and civil liberties, and by implementing a strong economic 
        reform;
            (2) Romania has further exhibited its strong commitment to 
        contribute to the stability, reconciliation, and cooperation 
        among the nations of the region by the very significant signing 
        of the basic political bilateral Treaty with Hungary and recent 
        initialing of a similar document with Ukraine;
            (3) Romania has already demonstrated its willingness and 
        ability to contribute as a future NATO ally to strengthening 
        the military capabilities and strategic cohesiveness of the 
        Alliance by joining, first among Central and Eastern European 
        countries, the Partnership for Peace Program and by actively 
        participating alongside NATO allies in Bosnia, Angola, Somalia, 
        and Albania;
            (4) due to its size, geo-strategic location, economic and 
        military potential, and huge popular support for NATO 
        integration, Romania is of immense and key strategic importance 
        to European stability; and
            (5) Romania qualifies under section 203 of the NATO 
        Participation Act of 1994 to receive assistance in making the 
        transition to a full NATO membership and should be invited to 
        start accession negotiations at the earliest stage.
    (b) Designation.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the President shall, pursuant to section 
203(d)(2) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994, designate Romania as 
eligible to receive assistance under the program established under 
section 203(a) of such Act.

   TITLE XVIII--WITHHOLDING OF ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES THAT PROVIDE 
                          NUCLEAR FUEL TO CUBA

SEC. 1801. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 620 OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 
              1961.

    (a) In General.--Section 620 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2370), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(y)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the President shall 
withhold from amounts made available under this Act or any other Act 
and allocated for a country for a fiscal year an amount equal to the 
aggregate value of nuclear fuel and related assistance and credits 
provided by that country, or any entity of that country, to Cuba during 
the preceding fiscal year.
    ``(2) The requirement to withhold assistance for a country for a 
fiscal year under paragraph (1) shall not apply if Cuba--
            ``(A) has ratified the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of 
        Nuclear Weapons (21 UST 483) or the Treaty of Tlatelelco, and 
        Cuba is in compliance with the requirements of either such 
        Treaty;
            ``(B) has negotiated and is in compliance with full-scope 
        safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency not later 
        than two years after ratification by Cuba of such Treaty; and
            ``(C) incorporates and is in compliance with 
        internationally accepted nuclear safety standards.
    ``(3) The Secretary of State shall prepare and submit to the 
Congress each year a report containing a description of the amount of 
nuclear fuel and related assistance and credits provided by any 
country, or any entity of a country, to Cuba during the preceding year, 
including the terms of each transfer of such fuel, assistance, or 
credits.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Section 620(y) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to 
assistance provided in fiscal years beginning on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.

  TITLE XIX--AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS FOR CUBAN LIBERTY AND DEMOCRATIC 
       SOLIDARITY ACT OF 1996 AND THE CUBAN DEMOCRACY ACT OF 1992

SEC. 1901. FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE UNDER CHAPTER 4 OF PART II OF THE 
              FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961.

    Not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available under chapter 4 of 
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346; relating 
to the economic support fund), for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 to carry 
out the programs and activities under the Cuban Liberty and Democratic 
Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6021 et seq.) and the 
Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6001 et seq.).

 TITLE XX--INTERNATIONAL ARMS SALES CODE OF CONDUCT WITH ALL WASSENAAR 
                         ARRANGEMENT COUNTRIES

SEC. 2001. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that the President of the United 
States should attempt to achieve the foreign policy goal of an 
international arms sales code of conduct with all Wassenaar Arrangement 
countries. The purpose of this goal shall be to achieve an agreement on 
restricting or prohibiting arms transfers to countries that--
            (1) do not respect democratic processes and the rule of 
        law;
            (2) do not adhere to internationally-recognized norms on 
        human rights; or
            (3) are engaged in acts of armed aggression.

  TITLE XXI--UNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO FORCED ABORTION AND 
         FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS THAT PERFORM OR PROMOTE ABORTION

SEC. 2101. FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS THAT PERFORM OR PROMOTE ABORTION.

    Section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (Public Law 87-
195), is amended by adding the following new subsection:
    ``(h) Restriction on Assistance to Foreign Organizations that 
Perform or Actively Promote Abortions.--
            ``(1) Performance of abortions.--
                    ``(A) Notwithstanding section 614 of this Act or 
                any other provision of law, no funds appropriated for 
                population planning activities or other population 
                assistance may be made available for any foreign 
                private, nongovernmental, or multilateral organization 
                until the organization certifies that it will not, 
                during the period for which the funds are made 
                available, perform abortions in any foreign country, 
                except where the life of the mother would be endangered 
                if the pregnancy were carried to term or in cases of 
                forcible rape or incest.
                    ``(B) Paragraph (A) may not be construed to apply 
                to the treatment of injuries or illnesses caused by 
                legal or illegal abortions or to assistance provided 
                directly to the government of a foreign country.
            ``(2) Lobbying activities.--
                    ``(A) Notwithstanding section 614 of this Act or 
                any other provision of law, no funds appropriated for 
                population planning activities or other population 
                assistance may be made available for any foreign 
                private, nongovernmental, or multilateral organization 
                until the organization certifies that it will not, 
                during the period for which the funds are made 
                available, violate the laws of any foreign country 
                concerning the circumstances under which abortion is 
                permitted, regulated, or prohibited, or engage in any 
                activity or effort to alter the laws or governmental 
                policies of any foreign country concerning the 
                circumstances under which abortion is permitted, 
                regulated, or prohibited.
                    ``(B) Paragraph (A) shall not apply to activities 
                in opposition to coercive abortion or involuntary 
                sterilization.
            ``(3) Prohibitions.--
                    ``(A) The prohibitions of this subsection apply to 
                funds made available to a foreign organization either 
                directly or as a subcontractor or sub-grantee, and the 
                required certifications apply to activities in which 
                the organization engages either directly or through a 
                subcontractor or sub-grantee.''.

SEC. 2102. FORCED ABORTION IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

    Section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (Public Law 87-
195), is amended by adding the following new subsection:
    ``(i) Limitation Relating to Forced Abortions in the People's 
Republic of China.--Notwithstanding section 614 of this Act or any 
other provision of law, no funds may be made available for the United 
Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in any fiscal year unless the President 
certifies that (1) UNFPA has terminated all activities in the People's 
Republic of China, and the United States has received assurances that 
UNFPA will conduct no such activities during the fiscal year for which 
funds are to be made available; or (2) during the 12 months preceding 
such certification there have been no abortions as the result of 
coercion associated with the family planning policies of the national 
government or other governmental entities within the People's Republic 
of China. As used in this section the term `coercion' includes physical 
duress or abuse, destruction or confiscation of property, loss of means 
of livelihood, or severe psychological pressure.''.

              TITLE XXII--OTHER FOREIGN POLICY PROVISIONS

SEC. 2201. CONDEMNATION OF PALESTINIAN DEATH PENALTY FOR LAND SALES.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) In recent weeks, senior officials of the Palestinian 
        Authority have announced that the death penalty will be imposed 
        on anyone who sells land to a Jew, based on a now-repealed 
        Jordanian law, even in Israel.
            (2) Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat stated on 
        May 21, 1997, ``Our law is a Jordanian law that we inherited * 
        * * and sets the death penalty for those who sell land to 
        Israelis * * *. We are talking about a few traitors, and we 
        shall implement against them what is written in the law 
        books.''.
            (3) Palestinian Authority Justice Minister Freih Abu 
        Middein stated on May 5, 1997, ``I warned the land dealers 
        several times through the media not to play with fire. For us, 
        whoever sells land to Jews and settlers is more dangerous than 
        collaborators. Therefore, they must be put on trial and 
        sentenced to death * * * they are traitors.''.
            (4) Palestinian Authority Justice Minister Freih Abu 
        Middein stated on May 28, 1997, ``it is obligatory to forbid 
        the sale of land in Ramle, Lod, the Negev, and everywhere else 
        * * *. There are many [land dealers] who have fled from 
        Palestine, but anyone who has broken this serious law will 
        remain a wanted fugitive by the Palestinian people, wherever he 
        may go.''.
            (5) Legislation implementing the death penalty was prepared 
        for consideration by the Palestinian Legislative Council, but 
        has not yet been considered.
            (6) Since the pronouncement of senior Palestinian leaders, 
        at least three Palestinians have been killed for selling land 
        to Israelis, some after visits or other scrutiny by Palestinian 
        security officials. There is further evidence that the killings 
        were committed by Palestinian security officials.
            (7) Three Palestinians were extrajudicially executed 
        following their sale of land to Israelis.
            (8) The International Covenant on Civil and Political 
        Rights, to which the United States is a party, states, 
        ``sentence of death may be imposed only for the most serious 
        crimes in accordance with the law in force at the time of 
        commission of the crime * * *. This penalty can only be carried 
        out pursuant to a final judgement rendered by a competent 
        court.''.
            (9) The United States has made a financial commitment to 
        the Palestinian Authority with the understanding that the rule 
        of law would prevail, that there would be no official sanction 
        to extrajudicial killings or violations of human rights, and 
        that basic principles of peaceful and normal relations would be 
        upheld.
            (10) Despite claims to the contrary, there is no law in 
        Israel forbidding the sale of land to Arabs or people of other 
        ethnicities or nationalities.
    (b) Declarations of Policy.--The Congress declares the following:
            (1) The Congress condemns in the strongest possible terms 
        the abhorrent policy and practice of murdering Palestinians for 
        sales of land to Jews. Such actions are violations of 
        international law and the spirit of the Oslo agreements, 
        casting strong doubt as to whether the Palestinians are in 
        compliance with their commitments to Israel. The Congress finds 
        the endorsement and encouragement of this practice by the most 
        senior leadership of the Palestinian Authority to be 
        reprehensible.
            (2) The Congress demands that this practice of murder and 
        racism be condemned and renounced by the Palestinian leadership 
        and that it will end immediately. If it does not, the Congress 
        should not permit the provision of direct aid to the 
        Palestinian Authority when the Middle East Peace Facilitation 
        Act of 1995 is considered for reauthorization. The Congress 
        urges the President to take this practice fully into account as 
        he now determines whether the Palestinian Authority is in 
        compliance with its commitments to Israel, which he must do in 
        accordance with the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995.
            (3) The Congress strongly urges the Palestinian Legislative 
        Council to reject categorically legislation imposing the 
        penalty of death on those who sell land to Israelis.
    (c) Transmission of Copies.--The Clerk of the House of 
Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate are directed to 
transmit copies of this section to the President of the United States, 
the Secretary of State, the United Nations Secretary General, the 
United States Ambassador to Israel, the Consul General of the United 
States in Jerusalem, Israel, the Rais of the Palestinian Authority, all 
members of Palestinian Legislative Council, and the office of the 
Palestine Liberation Organization in Washington, District of Columbia.

                 TITLE XXIII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 2301. ASSISTANCE TO THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.

    Notwithstanding section 620(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 or any other provision of law, assistance under chapter 1 of part 
I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to development 
assistance) and under chapter 10 of part I of such Act (relating to the 
Development Fund for Africa) may be made available for the Democratic 
Republic of Congo.

TITLE XXIV--SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING THE IMPRISONMENT OF NGAWANG 
                           CHOEPHEL IN CHINA.

SEC. 2401. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING THE IMPRISONMENT OF NGAWANG 
              CHOEPHEL IN CHINA.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The Chinese Government sentenced Ngawang Choephel to an 
        18-year prison term plus 4 years subsequent deprivation of his 
        political rights on December 26, 1996, following a secret 
        trial.
            (2) Mr. Choephel is a Tibetan national whose family fled 
        Chinese oppression to live in exile in India in 1968.
            (3) Mr. Choephel studied ethnomusicology at Middlebury 
        College in Vermont as a Fulbright Scholar, and at the Tibetan 
        Institute of Performing Arts in Dharamsala, India.
            (4) Mr. Choephel returned to Tibet in July 1995 to prepare 
        a documentary film about traditional Tibetan performing arts.
            (5) Mr. Choephel was detained in August 1995 by the Chinese 
        authorities and held incommunicado for over a year before the 
        Government of the People's Republic of China admitted to 
        holding him, and finally charged him with espionage in October 
        1996.
            (6) There is no evidence that Mr. Choephel's activities in 
        Tibet involved anything other than purely academic research.
            (7) The Government of the People's Republic of China denies 
        Tibetans their fundamental human rights, as reported in the 
        State Department's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, 
        and by human rights organizations, including Amnesty 
        International and Human Rights Watch, Asia.
            (8) The Government of the People's Republic of China is 
        responsible for the destruction of much of Tibetan civilization 
        since its invasion of Tibet in 1949.
            (9) The arrest of a Tibetan scholar such as Mr. Choephel, 
        who worked to preserve Tibetan culture, reflects the systematic 
        attempt by the Government of the People's Republic of China to 
        repress cultural expression in Tibet.
            (10) The Government of the People's Republic of China, 
        through direct and indirect incentives, has established 
        discriminatory development programs which have resulted in an 
        overwhelming flow of Chinese immigrants into Tibet, including 
        those areas incorporated into the Chinese provinces of Sichuan, 
        Yunnan, Gansu, and Quinghai, and have excluded Tibetans from 
        participation in important policy decisions, which further 
        threatens traditional Tibetan life.
            (11) The Government of the People's Republic of China 
        withholds meaningful participation in the governance of Tibet 
        from Tibetans and has failed to abide by its own constitutional 
        guarantee of autonomy for Tibetans.
            (12) The Dalai Lama of Tibet has stated his willingness to 
        enter into negotiations with the Chinese and has repeatedly 
        accepted the framework Deng Xiaoping proposed for such 
        negotiations in 1979.
            (13) The Chinese have displayed provocative disregard for 
        the concerns of the United States by arresting and sentencing 
        prominent dissidents in close proximity to visits to China by 
        senior United States Government officials.
            (14) The United States Government policy seeks to foster 
        negotiations between the Government of the People's Republic of 
        China and the Dalai Lama, and presses China to respect Tibet's 
        unique religious, linguistic, and cultural traditions.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) Ngawang Choephel and other prisoners of conscience in 
        Tibet, as well as in China, should be released immediately and 
        unconditionally;
            (2) to underscore the gravity of this matter, in all 
        appropriate official meetings with representatives of the 
        Government of the People's Republic of China, United States 
        officials should request Mr. Choephel's immediate and 
        unconditional release;
            (3) the United States Government should sponsor and promote 
        a resolution at future meetings of the United Nations 
        Commission on Human Rights and other appropriate international 
        fora regarding China and Tibet which specifically addresses 
        political prisoners and negotiations with the Dalai Lama, until 
        those situations in China and Tibet improve substantially;
            (4) the United States Department of State should advise 
        American citizens that Tibet is not currently a safe 
        destination for American travelers;
            (5) an exchange program should be established in honor of 
        Ngawang Choephel, involving students of the Tibetan Institute 
        of Performing Arts and appropriate educational institutions in 
        the United States; and
            (6) the United States Government should seek access for 
        internationally recognized human rights groups to monitor human 
        rights in Tibet.

                 DIVISION C--BUY-AMERICAN REQUIREMENTS

              TITLE XXV--COMPLIANCE WITH BUY-AMERICAN ACT

SEC. 2501. BUY-AMERICAN REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Compliance With Buy American Act.--None of the funds made 
available in this Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity 
agrees that in expending the funds the entity will, consistent with 
international trade agreements implemented in U.S. law, comply with the 
Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c).
    (b) Sense of Congress; Requirement Regarding Notice.--
            (1) Purchase of american-made equipment and products.--In 
        the case of any equipment or product that may be authorized to 
        be purchased with financial assistance provided using funds 
        made available in this Act, it is the sense of the Congress 
        that entities receiving the assistance should, in expending the 
        assistance, purchase only American-made equipment and products.
            (2) Notice to recipients of assistance.--In providing 
        financial assistance using funds made available in this Act, 
        the head of each Federal agency shall provide to each recipient 
        of the assistance a notice describing the statement made in 
        paragraph (1) by the Congress.
    (c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling Products 
as Made in America.--If it has been finally determined by a court or 
Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a 
``Made in America'' inscription, or any inscription with the same 
meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is 
not made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to 
receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made available in 
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility 
procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code 
of Federal Regulations.

          DIVISION D--FOREIGN AID REPORTING REFORM ACT OF 1997

                TITLE XXVI--FOREIGN AID REPORTING REFORM

SEC. 2601. SHORT TITLE.

    This division may be cited as the ``Foreign Aid Reporting Reform 
Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2602. ANNUAL FOREIGN ASSISTANCE JUSTIFICATION REPORT.

    (a) In General.--In conjunction with the submission of the annual 
requests for enactment of authorizations and appropriations for foreign 
assistance programs for each fiscal year, the President shall submit to 
the Congress a single report containing--
            (1) an integrated justification for all foreign assistance 
        programs proposed by the President for the coming fiscal year; 
        and
            (2) an assessment of when the objectives of those programs 
        will be achieved so that the assistance can be terminated.
    (b) Specific Information To Be Provided.--Each such report shall 
include the following:
            (1) Information regarding a foreign assistance program 
        generally.--For each foreign assistance program taken as a 
        whole--
                    (A) the total amount of assistance proposed to be 
                provided under that program;
                    (B) the justification for that amount;
                    (C) the objectives that assistance under that 
                program is intended to achieve;
                    (D) an explanation of the relationship of 
                assistance under that program to assistance under other 
                foreign assistance programs; and
                    (E) the President's estimation of the date by which 
                the objectives of that program will be achieved and the 
                program terminated.
            (2) Information regarding specific assistance recipients.--
        For each country or organization which is a proposed recipient 
        of assistance under any foreign assistance program--
                    (A) the amount of each type of assistance proposed;
                    (B) the justification for providing each such type 
                of assistance;
                    (C) the objectives that each such type of 
                assistance is intended to achieve;
                    (D) an explanation of the relationship of each type 
                of assistance proposed to other types of assistance 
                proposed for that recipient; and
                    (E) the President's estimation of the date by which 
                the objectives of assistance for such recipient under 
                each foreign assistance program will be achieved and 
                assistance under that program to that recipient 
                terminated.
        The information required by subparagraphs (A) through (E) shall 
        be provided on a recipient-by-recipient basis.
            (3) Information regarding centrally-funded programs.--For 
        each centrally-funded program under a foreign assistance 
        program--
                    (A) the amount proposed for such program;
                    (B) the justification for such program;
                    (C) the objectives each such program is intended to 
                achieve;
                    (D) an explanation of the relationship of such 
                program to other types of assistance proposed under 
                that foreign assistance program and under other foreign 
                assistance programs; and
                    (E) the President's estimation of the date by which 
                the objectives of such program will be achieved and 
                such program terminated.

SEC. 2603. REQUIREMENT FOR CONGRESSIONAL EXPLANATION OF PROPOSED 
              CHANGES TO THE PRESIDENT'S FOREIGN ASSISTANCE BUDGET.

    Any committee of the House of Representatives or any committee of 
the Senate reporting legislation authorizing the enactment of new 
budget authority for, or providing new budget authority for, foreign 
assistance programs shall, to the maximum extent feasible, include in 
the report accompanying that legislation an explanation for any change 
proposed by that committee--
            (1) in the total amount of new budget authority authorized 
        or provided (as the case may be) for any foreign assistance 
        program as compared to the amount proposed by the President; or
            (2) in the amount of assistance for any specific recipient 
        of assistance, or for any centrally-funded program, under any 
        foreign assistance program as compared to the amount proposed 
        by the President.

SEC. 2604. DEFINITION OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

    As used in this chapter, the term ``foreign assistance program'' 
includes--
            (1) any program of assistance authorized by the Foreign 
        Assistance Act of 1961 (such as the development assistance 
        program, the economic support fund program, and the 
        international military education and training program) or 
        authorized by the African Development Foundation Act, section 
        401 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969 (relating to the 
        Inter-American Development Foundation), or any other foreign 
        assistance legislation;
            (2) any program of grant, credit, or guaranty assistance 
        under the Arms Export Control Act;
            (3) assistance under the Migration and Refugee Assistance 
        Act of 1962;
            (4) assistance under any title of the Agricultural Trade 
        Development and Assistance Act of 1954;
            (5) contributions to the International Monetary Fund;
            (6) contributions to the International Bank for 
        Reconstruction and Development, the International Development 
        Association, or any other institution within the World Bank 
        group; and
            (7) contributions to any regional multilateral development 
        bank.

                  DIVISION E--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

TITLE XXVII--FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE UNDER SECTIONS 103 THROUGH 106 OF THE 
                     FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961

SEC. 2701. ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 
              REGION AND THE ASIA AND THE PACIFIC REGION.

    Of the amount made available for assistance for a fiscal year under 
sections 103 through 106 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2151a through 2151d), including assistance under section 104(c) 
of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2151b(c)), the amount made available for 
activities and programs in Latin America and the Caribbean region and 
the Asia and the Pacific region should be in at least the same 
proportion to the total amount of such assistance made available as the 
amount identified in the congressional presentation documents for 
development assistance for the fiscal year for each such region is to 
the total amount requested for development assistance for the fiscal 
year.

            DIVISION F--ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

              TITLE XXVIII--INDONESIA MILITARY ASSISTANCE

SEC. 2801. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS RELATING TO INDONESIA MILITARY 
              ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1)(A) Despite a surface adherence to democratic forms, the 
        Indonesian political system remains strongly authoritarian.
            (B) The government is dominated by an elite comprising 
        President Soeharto (now in his sixth 5-year term), his close 
        associates, and the military.
            (C) The government requires allegiance to a state ideology 
        known as ``Pancasila'', which stresses consultation and 
        consensus, but is also used to limit dissent, to enforce social 
        and political cohesion, and to restrict the development of 
        opposition elements.
            (2) The Government of Indonesia recognizes only one 
        official trade union, has refused to register independent trade 
        unions such as the Indonesian Prosperity Trade Union (SBSI), 
        has arrested Muchtar Pakpahan, the General Chairman of the 
        SBSI, on charges of subversion, and other labor activists, and 
        has closed the offices and confiscated materials of the SBSI.
            (3) Civil society organizations in Indonesia, such as 
        environmental organizations, election-monitoring organizations, 
        legal aid organizations, student organizations, trade union 
        organizations, and community organizations, have been harassed 
        by the Government of Indonesia through such means as 
        detentions, interrogations, denial of permission for meetings, 
        banning of publications, repeated orders to report to security 
        forces or judicial courts, and illegal seizure of documents.
            (4)(A) The armed forces of Indonesia continue to carry out 
        torture and other severe violations of human rights in East 
        Timor, Irian Jaya, and other parts of Indonesia, to detain and 
        imprison East Timorese and others for nonviolent expression of 
        political views, and to maintain unjustifiably high troop 
        levels in East Timor.
            (B) From May 27 to May 31, the East Timorses resistance 
        forces carried out deplorable human rights violations, 
        including the reported killing of over two dozen persons in an 
        apparent attempt to disrupt national elections. A resistance 
        attack on a truck resulted in the deaths of 16 policemen and 
        one soldier. Attacks on polling places also resulted in the 
        deaths of two election officials.
            (C) Violence on the part of either the Indonesian military 
        or the East Timorese resistance forces is not conducive to the 
        just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor.
            (D) Indonesian civil authorities must improve their human 
        rights performance in East Timor, Irian Jaya, and elsewhere in 
        Indonesia, and aggressively prosecute violations.
            (E) The Indonesian authorities and the resistance forces in 
        East Timor must refrain from human rights violations, including 
        attacks on civilians and non-combatants.
            (5) The Nobel Prize Committee awarded the 1996 Nobel Peace 
        Prize to Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo and Jose Ramos Horta 
        for their tireless efforts to find a just and peaceful solution 
        to the conflict in East Timor.
            (6) In 1992, the Congress suspended the international 
        military and education training (IMET) program for Indonesia in 
        response to a November 12, 1991, shooting incident in East 
        Timor by Indonesian security forces against peaceful Timorese 
        demonstrators in which no progress has been made in accounting 
        for the missing persons either in that incident or others who 
        disappeared in 1995-96.
            (7) On August 1, 1996, then Secretary of State Warren 
        Christopher stated in testimony before the Committee on Foreign 
        Relations of the Senate, ``I think there's a strong interest in 
        seeing an orderly transition of power there [in Indonesia] that 
        will recognize the pluralism that should exist in a country of 
        that magnitude and importance.''.
            (8) The United States has important economic, commercial, 
        and security interests in Indonesia because of its growing 
        economy and markets and its strategic location astride a number 
        of key international straits which will only be strengthened by 
        democratic development in Indonesia and a policy which promotes 
        political pluralism and respect for universal human rights.
    (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that 
the United States should not provide military assistance and arms 
transfers for a fiscal year to the Government of Indonesia unless the 
President determines and certifies to the Congress for that fiscal year 
that the Government of Indonesia meets the following requirements:
            (1) Domestic monitoring of elections.--(A) The Government 
        of Indonesia provides official accreditation to independent 
        election-monitoring organizations, including the Independent 
        Election Monitoring Committee (KIPP), to observe national 
        elections without interference by personnel of the Government 
        or of the armed forces.
            (B) In addition, such organizations are allowed to assess 
        such elections and to publicize or otherwise disseminate the 
        assessments throughout Indonesia.
            (2) Protection of nongovernmental organizations.--The 
        police or military of Indonesia do not confiscate materials 
        from or otherwise engage in illegal raids on the offices or 
        homes of members of both domestic or international 
        nongovernmental organizations, including election-monitoring 
        organizations, legal aid organizations, student organizations, 
        trade union organizations, community organizations, 
        environmental organizations, and religious organizations.
            (3) Accountability for attack on pdi headquarters.--As 
        recommended by the Government of Indonesia's National Human 
        Rights Commission, the Government of Indonesia has investigated 
        the attack on the headquarters of the Democratic Party of 
        Indonesia (PDI) on July 27, 1996, prosecuted individuals who 
        planned and carried out the attack, and made public the 
        postmortem examination of the five individuals killed in the 
        attack.
            (4) Resolution of conflict in east timor.--
                    (A) Establishment of dialogue.--The Government of 
                Indonesia is doing everything possible to enter into a 
                process of dialogue, under the auspices of the United 
                Nations, with Portugal and East Timorese leaders of 
                various viewpoints to discuss ideas toward a resolution 
                of the conflict in East Timor and the political status 
                of East Timor.
                    (B) Reduction of troops.--The Government of 
                Indonesia has established and implemented a plan to 
                reduce the number of Indonesian troops in East Timor.
                    (C) Release of political prisoners.--Individuals 
                detained or imprisoned for the non-violent expression 
                of political views in East Timor have been released 
                from custody.
            (5) Improvement in labor rights.--The Government of 
        Indonesia has taken the following actions to improve labor 
        rights in Indonesia:
                    (A) The Government has dropped charges of 
                subversion, and previous charges against the General 
                Chairman of the SBSI trade union, Muchtar Pakpahan, and 
                released him from custody.
                    (B) The Government has substantially reduced the 
                requirements for legal recognition of the SBSI or other 
                legitimate worker organizations as a trade union.
    (c) Sense of the Congress.--It also is the sense of the Congress 
that the violent acts of the resistance in East Timor should be 
condemned, as they discredit the East Timorese cause, and could result 
in additional violent reprisals by the Indonsian armed forces.
    (d) United States Military Assistance and Arms Transfers Defined.--
As used in this section, the term ``military assistance and arms 
transfers'' means--
            (1) small arms, crowd control equipment, armored personnel 
        carriers, and such other items that can commonly be used in the 
        direct violation of human rights; and
            (2) assistance under chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign 
        Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.; relating to 
        international military education and training or ``IMET''), 
        except such term shall not include Expanded IMET, pursuant to 
        section 541 of such Act.

        DIVISION G--FURTHER ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 TITLE XXIX--PROHIBITION ON FUNDS TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES THAT ASSIT THE 
                          GOVERNMENT OF LIBYA

SEC. 2901. PROHIBITION ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO ANY COUNTRY THAT 
              ASSISTS LIBYA IN CIRCUMVENTING UNITED NATIONS SANCTIONS.

    (a) In General.--None of the funds made available in this Act and 
the amendments made by this Act shall be made available for assistance 
to any government if the President determines that such country has 
assisted the Government of Libya in violating sanctions imposed by 
United Nations Security Council Resolution 748 (1992).
    (b) Exception.--This section shall not apply if the President 
determines that making such funds available is important to the 
national security interest of the United States.

               DIVISION H--ARMS TRANSFERS CODE OF CONDUCT

               TITLE XXX--ARMS TRANSFERS CODE OF CONDUCT

SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE.

    This division may be cited as the ``Code of Conduct on Arms 
Transfers Act of 1997''.

SEC. 3002. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Approximately 40,000,000 people, over 75 percent 
        civilians, died as a result of civil and international wars 
        fought with conventional weapons during the 45 years of the 
        cold war, demonstrating that conventional weapons can in fact 
        be weapons of mass destruction.
            (2) Conflict has actually increased in the post cold war 
        era, with 30 major armed conflicts in progress during 1995.
            (3) War is both a human tragedy and an ongoing economic 
        disaster affecting the entire world, including the United 
        States and its economy, because it decimates both local 
        investment and potential export markets.
            (4) International trade in conventional weapons increases 
        the risk and impact of war in an already over-militarized 
        world, creating far more costs than benefits for the United 
        States economy through increased United States defense and 
        foreign assistance spending and reduced demand for United 
        States civilian exports.
            (5) The United Nations Register of Conventional Arms can be 
        an effective first step in support of limitations on the supply 
        of conventional weapons to developing countries and compliance 
        with its reporting requirements by a foreign government can be 
        an integral tool in determining the worthiness of such 
        government for the receipt of United States military assistance 
        and arms transfers.
            (6) It is in the national security and economic interests 
        of the United States to reduce dramatically the 
        $840,000,000,000 that all countries spend on armed forces every 
        year, $191,000,000,000 of which is spent by developing 
        countries, an amount equivalent to 4 times the total bilateral 
        and multilateral foreign assistance such countries receive 
        every year.
            (7) According to the Congressional Research Service, the 
        United States supplies more conventional weapons to developing 
        countries than all other countries combined, averaging 
        $11,889,000,000 a year in agreements to supply such weapons to 
        developing countries for the six years since the end of the 
        cold war, 58 percent higher than the $7,515,000,000 a year in 
        such agreements for the six years prior to the dissolution of 
        the Soviet Union.
            (8) Since the end of the cold war, 84 percent of United 
        States arms transfers have been to developing countries are to 
        countries with an undemocratic form of government whose 
        citizens, according to the Department of State Country Reports 
        on Human Rights Practices do not have the ability to peaceably 
        change their form of government.
            (9) Although a goal of United States foreign policy should 
        be to work with foreign governments and international 
        organizations to reduce militarization and dictatorship and 
        therefore prevent conflicts before they arise, during 4 recent 
        deployments of United States Armed Forces--to the Republic of 
        Panama, the Persian Gulf, Somalia, and Haiti--such Armed Forces 
        faced conventional weapons that had been provided or financed 
        by the United States to undemocratic governments.
            (10) The proliferation of conventional arms and conflicts 
        around the globe are multilateral problems, and the fact that 
        the United States has emerged as the world's primary seller of 
        conventional weapons, combined with the world leadership role 
        of the United States, signifies that the United States is in a 
        position to seek multilateral restraints on the competition for 
        and transfers of conventional weapons.
            (11) The Congress has the constitutional responsibility to 
        participate with the executive branch in decisions to provide 
        military assistance and arms transfers to a foreign government, 
        and in the formulation of a policy designed to reduce 
        dramatically the level of international militarization.
            (12) A decision to provide military assistance and arms 
        transfers to a government that is undemocratic, does not 
        adequately protect human rights, is currently engaged in acts 
        of armed aggression, or is not fully participating in the 
        United Nations Register of Conventional Arms, should require a 
        higher level of scrutiny than does a decision to provide such 
        assistance and arms transfers to a government to which these 
        conditions do not apply.

SEC. 3003. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this title is to provide clear policy guidelines and 
congressional responsibility for determining the eligibility of foreign 
governments to be considered for United States military assistance and 
arms transfers.

SEC. 3004. PROHIBITION OF UNITED STATES MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND ARMS 
              TRANSFERS TO CERTAIN FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.

    (a) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), 
beginning on and after October 1, 1998, United States military 
assistance and arms transfers may not be provided to a foreign 
government for a fiscal year unless the President certifies to the 
Congress for that fiscal year that such government meets the following 
requirements:
            (1) Promotes democracy.--Such government--
                    (A) was chosen by and permits free and fair 
                elections;
                    (B) promotes civilian control of the military and 
                security forces and has civilian institutions 
                controlling the policy, operation, and spending of all 
                law enforcement and security institutions, as well as 
                the armed forces;
                    (C) promotes the rule of law, equality before the 
                law, and respect for individual and minority rights, 
                including freedom to speak, publish, associate, and 
                organize; and
                    (D) promotes the strengthening of political, 
                legislative, and civil institutions of democracy, as 
                well as autonomous institutions to monitor the conduct 
                of public officials and to combat corruption.
            (2) Respects human rights.--Such government--
                    (A) does not engage in gross violations of 
                internationally recognized human rights, including--
                            (i) extra judicial or arbitrary executions;
                            (ii) disappearances;
                            (iii) torture or severe mistreatment;
                            (iv) prolonged arbitrary imprisonment;
                            (v) systematic official discrimination on 
                        the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, 
                        national origin, or political affiliation; and
                            (vi) grave breaches of international laws 
                        of war or equivalent violations of the laws of 
                        war in internal conflicts;
                    (B) vigorously investigates, disciplines, and 
                prosecutes those responsible for gross violations of 
                internationally recognized human rights;
                    (C) permits access on a regular basis to political 
                prisoners by international humanitarian organizations 
                such as the International Committee of the Red Cross;
                    (D) promotes the independence of the judiciary and 
                other official bodies that oversee the protection of 
                human rights;
                    (E) does not impede the free functioning of 
                domestic and international human rights organizations; 
                and
                    (F) provides access on a regular basis to 
                humanitarian organizations in situations of conflict or 
                famine.
            (3) Not engaged in certain acts of armed aggression.--Such 
        government is not currently engaged in acts of armed aggression 
        in violation of international law.
            (4) Full participation in u.n. register of conventional 
        arms.--Such government is fully participating in the United 
        Nations Register of Conventional Arms.
    (b) Requirement for Continuing Compliance.--Any certification with 
respect to a foreign government for a fiscal year under subsection (a) 
shall cease to be effective for that fiscal year if the President 
certifies to the Congress that such government has not continued to 
comply with the requirements contained in paragraphs (1) through (4) of 
such subsection.
    (c) Exemptions.--
            (1) In general.--The prohibition contained in subsection 
        (a) shall not apply with respect to a foreign government for a 
        fiscal year if--
                    (A) subject to paragraph (2), the President submits 
                a request for an exemption to the Congress containing a 
                determination that it is in the national security 
                interest of the United States to provide military 
                assistance and arms transfers to such government; or
                    (B) the President determines that an emergency 
                exists under which it is vital to the interest of the 
                United States to provide military assistance and arms 
                transfers to such government.
            (2) Disapproval.--A request for an exemption to provide 
        military assistance and arms transfers to a foreign government 
        shall not take effect, or shall cease to be effective, if a law 
        is enacted disapproving such request.
    (d) Notifications to Congress.--
            (1) In general.--The President shall submit to the Congress 
        initial certifications under subsection (a) and requests for 
        exemptions under subsection (c)(1)(A) in conjunction with the 
        submission of the annual request for enactment of 
        authorizations and appropriations for foreign assistance 
        programs for a fiscal year and shall, where appropriate, submit 
        additional or amended certifications and requests for 
        exemptions at any time thereafter in the fiscal year.
            (2) Determination with respect to emergency situations.--
        The President, when, in his determination, it is not contrary 
        to the national interest to do so, shall submit to the Congress 
        at the earliest possible date reports containing determinations 
        with respect to emergencies under subsection (c)(1)(B). Each 
        such report shall contain a description of--
                    (A) the nature of the emergency;
                    (B) the type of military assistance and arms 
                transfers provided to the foreign government; and
                    (C) the cost to the United States of such 
                assistance and arms transfers.

SEC. 3005. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that the Committee on International 
Relations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate should hold hearings on--
            (1) controversial certifications submitted under section 
        2004(a);
            (2) all requests for exemptions submitted under section 
        2004(c)(1)(A); and
            (3) all determinations with respect to emergencies under 
        section 2004(c)(1)(B).

SEC. 3006. UNITED STATES MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND ARMS TRANSFERS 
              DEFINED.

    For purposes of this title, the terms ``United States military 
assistance and arms transfers'' and ``military assistance and arms 
transfers'' mean--
            (1) assistance under chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign 
        Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to military assistance), 
        including the transfer of excess defense articles under section 
        516 of that Act;
            (2) assistance under chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign 
        Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to international military 
        education and training); or
            (3) the transfer of defense articles, defense services, or 
        design and construction services under the Arms Export Control 
        Act (excluding any transfer or other assistance under section 
        23 of such Act), including defense articles and defense 
        services licensed or approved for export under section 38 of 
        that Act.

                  DIVISION I--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

                  TITLE XXXI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 3101. ASSISTANCE FOR THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

    None of the funds made available to carry out chapter 11 of part I 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2295 et seq.) for 
fiscal years 1998 and 1999 may be made available for the Russian 
Federation if the Russian Federation, on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, transfers an SS-N-22 missile system to the 
People's Republic of China.

               DIVISION J--EUROPEAN SECURITY ACT OF 1997

         TITLE XXXII--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO)

SEC. 3201. SHORT TITLE.

    This division may be cited as the ``European Security Act of 
1997''.

SEC. 3202. STATEMENTS OF POLICY.

    The Congress declares the following to be the policy of the United 
States:
            (1) Policy with respect to nato enlargement.--(A) The 
        emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe that will be 
        invited to begin accession negotiations with the North Atlantic 
        Treaty Organization (NATO) at the NATO summit in Madrid on July 
        8 and 9, 1997, should not be the last such countries invited to 
        join NATO.
            (B) The United States should seek to ensure that the NATO 
        leaders assembled in Madrid agree on a process whereby all 
        other emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe that 
        wish to join NATO will be considered for membership in NATO as 
        soon as they meet the criteria for such membership.
            (2) Policy with respect to negotiations with russia.--(A) 
        NATO enlargement should be carried out in such a manner as to 
        underscore the Alliance's defensive nature and demonstrate to 
        Russia that NATO enlargement will enhance the security of all 
        countries in Europe, including Russia. Accordingly, the United 
        States and its NATO Allies should make this intention clear in 
        the negotiations with Russia, including those regarding 
        adaptation of the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) 
        Treaty of November 19, 1990.
            (B) In seeking to demonstrate to Russia NATO's defensive 
        and security-enhancing intentions, it is essential that neither 
        fundamental United States security interests in Europe nor the 
        effectiveness and flexibility of NATO as a defensive alliance 
        be jeopardized. In particular, no commitments should be made to 
        Russia that would have the effect of--
                    (i) extending rights or imposing responsibilities 
                on new NATO members different from those applicable to 
                current NATO members, including with respect to the 
                deployment of nuclear weapons and the stationing of 
                troops and equipment from other NATO members;
                    (ii) limiting the ability of NATO to defend the 
                territory of new NATO members by, for example, 
                restricting the construction of defense infrastructure 
                or limiting the ability of NATO to deploy necessary 
                reinforcements;
                    (iii) providing any international organization, or 
                any country that is not a member of NATO, with 
                authority to review, delay, veto, or otherwise impede 
                deliberations and decisions of the North Atlantic 
                Council or the implementation of such decisions, 
                including with respect to the deployment of NATO forces 
                or the admission of additional members to NATO; or
                    (iv) impeding the development of enhanced relations 
                between NATO and other European countries that do not 
                belong to the Alliance.
            (C) In order to enhance security and stability in Europe, 
        the United States should seek commitments from the Russian 
        Federation--
                    (i) to demarcate and respect all its borders with 
                neighboring states;
                    (ii) to station its armed forces on the territory 
                of other states only with the consent of such states 
                and in strict accordance with international law; and
                    (iii) to take steps to reduce nuclear and 
                conventional forces in Kaliningrad.
            (D) As negotiations on adaptation of the Conventional Armed 
        Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty proceed, the United States should 
        engage in close and continuous consultations not only with its 
        NATO allies, but also with the emerging democracies of Central 
        and Eastern Europe, Ukraine, and the newly independent states 
        of the Caucasus region.
            (3) Policy with respect to ballistic missile defense 
        cooperation with russia.--(A) As the United States proceeds 
        with efforts to develop defenses against ballistic missile 
        attack, it should seek to foster a climate of cooperation with 
        Russia on matters related to missile defense. In particular, 
        the United States and its NATO allies should seek to cooperate 
        with Russia in such areas as early warning and technical 
        aspects of ballistic missile defense.
            (B) Even as the Congress seeks to promote ballistic missile 
        defense cooperation with Russia, it must insist on its 
        constitutional prerogatives regarding consideration of arms 
        control agreements with Russia that bear on ballistic missile 
        defense.

SEC. 3203. AUTHORITIES RELATING TO NATO ENLARGEMENT.

    (a) Policy of Section.--This section is enacted in order to 
implement the policy set forth in section 2(1).
    (b) Designation of Additional Countries Eligible for NATO 
Enlargement Assistance.--
            (1) Designation of additional countries.--Effective 180 
        days after the date of the enactment of this Act, Romania, 
        Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are each designated as eligible 
        to receive assistance under the program established under 
        section 203(a) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994 and shall 
        be deemed to have been so designated pursuant to section 
        203(d)(1) of such Act, except that any such country shall not 
        be so designated if, prior to such effective date, the 
        President certifies to the Committee on International Relations 
        of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
        Relations of the Senate that the country fails to meet the 
        criteria under section 203(d)(3) of the NATO Participation Act 
        of 1994.
            (2) Rule of construction.--The designation of countries 
        pursuant to paragraph (1) as eligible to receive assistance 
        under the program established under section 203(a) of the NATO 
        Participation Act of 1994--
                    (A) is in addition to the designation of other 
                countries by law or pursuant to section 203(d)(2) of 
                such Act as eligible to receive assistance under the 
                program established under section 203(a) of such Act; 
                and
                    (B) shall not preclude the designation by the 
                President of other emerging democracies in Central and 
                Eastern Europe pursuant to section 203(d)(2) of such 
                Act as eligible to receive assistance under the program 
                established under section 203(a) of such Act.
            (3) Sense of the congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
        that Romania, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania--
                    (A) are to be commended for their progress toward 
                political and economic reform and meeting the 
                guidelines for prospective NATO members;
                    (B) would make an outstanding contribution to 
                furthering the goals of NATO and enhancing stability, 
                freedom, and peace in Europe should they become NATO 
                members; and
                    (C) upon complete satisfaction of all relevant 
                criteria should be invited to become full NATO members 
                at the earliest possible date.
    (c) Regional Airspace Initiative and Partnership for Peace 
Information Management System.--
            (1) In general.--Funds described in paragraph (2) are 
        authorized to be made available to support the implementation 
        of the Regional Airspace Initiative and the Partnership for 
        Peace Information Management System, including--
                    (A) the procurement of items in support of these 
                programs; and
                    (B) the transfer of such items to countries 
                participating in these programs.
            (2) Funds described.--Funds described in this paragraph are 
        funds that are available--
                    (A) during any fiscal year under the NATO 
                Participation Act of 1994 with respect to countries 
                eligible for assistance under that Act; or
                    (B) during fiscal year 1998 under any Act to carry 
                out the Warsaw Initiative.
    (d) Extension of Authority Regarding Excess Defense Articles.--
Section 105 of Public Law 104-164 (110 Stat. 1427) is amended by 
striking ``1996 and 1997'' and inserting ``1997, 1998, and 1999''.
    (e) Conforming Amendments to the NATO Participation Act of 1994.--
Section 203(c) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994 is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, without regard to the 
        restrictions'' and all that follows and inserting a period;
            (2) by striking paragraph (2);
            (3) in paragraph (6), by striking ``appropriated under the 
        `Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund' account'' and inserting 
        ``made available for the `Nonproliferation and Disarmament 
        Fund''';
            (4) in paragraph (8)--
                    (A) by striking ``any restrictions in sections 516 
                and 519'' and inserting ``section 516(e)'';
                    (B) by striking ``as amended,''; and
                    (C) by striking ``paragraphs (1) and (2)'' and 
                inserting ``paragraph (1)''; and
            (5) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) as 
        paragraphs (2) through (7), respectively.

SEC. 3204. AUTHORITIES RELATING TO THE TREATY ON CONVENTIONAL ARMED 
              FORCES IN EUROPE.

    (a) Policy of Section.--This section is enacted in order to 
implement the policy set forth in section 2(2).
    (b) Authority To Approve the CFE Flank Agreement.--The President is 
authorized to approve on behalf of the United States the Document 
Agreed Among States Parties to the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces 
in Europe of November 19, 1990, adopted in Vienna, Austria on May 31, 
1996, concerning the resolution of issues related to the Conventional 
Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty flank zone.
    (c) Sense of Congress With Respect to CFE Adaptation.--It is the 
sense of Congress that any revisions to the Treaty on Conventional 
Armed Forces in Europe that may be agreed in the ongoing CFE adaptation 
negotiations can enter into force only if those revisions are 
specifically approved in a manner described in section 33(b) of the 
Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2573(b)), and no such 
approval will be provided to any revisions to that Treaty that 
jeopardize fundamental United States security interests in Europe or 
the effectiveness and flexibility of NATO as a defensive alliance by--
            (1) extending rights or imposing responsibilities on new 
        NATO members different from those applicable to current NATO 
        members, including with respect to the deployment of nuclear 
        weapons and the stationing of troops and equipment from other 
        NATO members;
            (2) limiting the ability of NATO to defend the territory of 
        new NATO members by, for example, restricting the construction 
        of defense infrastructure or limiting the ability of NATO to 
        deploy necessary reinforcements;
            (3) providing any international organization, or any 
        country that is not a member of NATO, with authority to review, 
        delay, veto, or otherwise impede deliberations and decisions of 
        the North Atlantic Council or the implementation of such 
        decisions, including with respect to the deployment of NATO 
        forces or the admission of additional members to NATO; or
            (4) impeding the development of enhanced relations between 
        NATO and other European countries that do not belong to the 
        Alliance by, for example, recognizing spheres of influence in 
        Europe.

SEC. 3205. BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERATIVE PROJECTS WITH RUSSIA.

    (a) Policy of Section.--This section is enacted in order to 
implement the policy set forth in section 2(3)(A).
    (b) Establishment of Program of Ballistic Missile Defense 
Cooperation With Russia.--The Secretary of Defense is authorized to 
carry out a program of cooperative ballistic missile defense-related 
projects with the Russian Federation.
    (c) Conduct of Program.--The program of cooperative ballistic 
missile defense-related projects with the Russian Federation under 
subsection (b) may include (but is not limited to) projects in the 
following areas:
            (1) Cooperation between the United States and the Russian 
        Federation with respect to early warning of ballistic missile 
        launches, including the sharing of information on ballistic 
        missile launches detected by either the United States or the 
        Russian Federation, formalization of an international launch 
        notification regime, and development of a joint global warning 
        center.
            (2) Technical cooperation in research, development, test, 
        and production of technology and systems for ballistic missile 
        defense.
            (3) Conduct of joint ballistic missile defense exercises.
            (4) Planning for cooperation in defense against ballistic 
        missile threats aimed at either the United States or the 
        Russian Federation.
    (d) Dialogue With Russia.--The President should seek to initiate a 
dialogue with the Russian Federation aimed at exploring the potential 
for mutual accommodation of outstanding issues between the two nations 
on matters relating to ballistic missile defense and the Anti-Ballistic 
Missile Treaty of 1972, including the possibility of developing a 
strategic relationship not based on mutual nuclear threats.
    (e) Annual Report.--Not later than January 1, 1998, January 1, 
1999, and January 1, 2000, the President shall submit to the Congress a 
report on the cooperative program under this section. Each such report 
shall include the following:
            (1) A description of the conduct of the program during the 
        preceding fiscal year, including a description of the projects 
        carried out under the program.
            (2) A description of the status of the dialogue under 
        subsection (d) during the preceding fiscal year.
            (3) A description of the funding for the program during the 
        preceding fiscal year and the year during which the report is 
        submitted and the proposed funding for the program for the next 
        fiscal year.

SEC. 3206. RESTRICTION ON ENTRY INTO FORCE OF ABM/TMD DEMARCATION 
              AGREEMENTS.

    (a) Policy of Section.--This section is enacted in order to 
implement the policy set forth in section 2(3)(B).
    (b) Restriction.--An ABM/TMD demarcation agreement shall not be 
binding on the United States, and shall not enter into force with 
respect to the United States, unless, after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, that agreement is specifically approved in a manner 
described in section 33(b) of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 
U.S.C. 2573(b)).
    (c) Sense of Congress With Respect to Demarcation Agreements.--
            (1) Opposition to multilateralization of abm treaty.--It is 
        the sense of the Congress that until the United States has 
        taken the steps necessary to ensure that the ABM Treaty remains 
        a bilateral treaty between the United States and the Russian 
        Federation (such state being the only successor state of the 
        Union of Soviet Socialist Republics that has deployed or 
        realistically may deploy an anti-ballistic missile defense 
        system) no ABM/TMD demarcation agreement will be considered for 
        approval for entry into force with respect to the United States 
        (any such approval, as stated in subsection (b), to be 
        effective only if provided in a manner described in section 
        33(b) of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 
        2573(b))).
            (2) Preservation of u.s. theater ballistic missile defense 
        potential.--It is the sense of the Congress that no ABM/TMD 
        demarcation agreement that would reduce the potential of United 
        States theater missile defense systems to defend the Armed 
        Forces of the United States abroad or the armed forces or 
        population of allies of the United States will be approved for 
        entry into force with respect to the United States (any such 
        approval, as stated in subsection (b), to be effective only if 
        provided in a manner described in section 33(b) of the Arms 
        Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2573(b))).
    (d) ABM/TMD Demarcation Agreement Defined.--For the purposes of 
this section, the term ``ABM/TMD demarcation agreement'' means an 
agreement that establishes a demarcation between theater ballistic 
missile defense systems and strategic anti-ballistic missile defense 
systems for purposes of the ABM Treaty, including the following:
            (1) The agreement concluded by the Standing Consultative 
        Commission on June 24, 1996, concerning lower velocity theater 
        missile defense systems.
            (2) The agreement concluded (or to be concluded) by the 
        Standing Consultative Commission concerning higher velocity 
        theater missile defense systems, based on the Joint Statement 
        Concerning the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty issued on March 
        21, 1997, at the conclusion of the Helsinki Summit.
            (3) Any agreement similar to the agreements identified in 
        paragraphs (1) and (2).
    (e) ABM Treaty Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term 
``ABM Treaty'' means the Treaty Between the United States of America 
and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Limitation of Anti-
Ballistic Missile Systems, signed at Moscow on May 26, 1972 (23 UST 
3435), and includes the Protocols to that Treaty, signed at Moscow on 
July 3, 1974 (27 UST 1645).

SEC. 3207. BURDENSHARING.

    It is the sense of the Congress that the United States already pays 
more than a proportionate share of the costs of the common defense of 
Europe, and that the European members of NATO should pay the bulk of 
the costs of NATO expansion which are incurred by existing NATO 
members.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 11, 1997.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.